TABLE 3

Estimates of Direct Resource Time and Personnel Time Cost per Patient Visit Type and for All Visits

				Follow-up
					Intervention group		Control group
								All visits^†				All visits^‡
Procedure group	Resource	Number of resources used	Estimated hourly cost^*	Baseline	Months 1, 2, 4, 8, 18, 30, 42, 54	Years 1, 3, 4	Years 2, 5	Amount	%	Years 1, 3, 4	Years 2, 5	Amount	%
Nurse assessment	One RN	1.00	$61.01	$36.60	$26.94	$20.34	$30.50	$374.17	17%	$22.37	$22.37	$148.45	13%
PET scan	Nuclear technician	1.00	$56.21	$68.39	Not required	Not required	$69.32	$207.04	14%	Not required	$85.87	$240.14	31%
	One cardiologist	1.00	$145.81	$31.59			$36.45	$104.50			$38.88	$109.36
Treadmill	One RN	1.00	$61.01	$71.17	Not required	$40.67	$28.47	$250.13	24%	Not required	$46.77	$164.72	28%
	One cardiologist	1.00	$145.81	$55.89		$48.60	$31.59	$264.89			$45.36	$146.62
Diet consult	One dietician	1.00	$52.93	$48.08	$19.41	$39.42	$43.27	$408.15	19%	$23.82	$6.18	$131.88	12%
Physician consult	One cardiologist	1.00	$145.81	$72.90	$37.67	$36.45	$48.60	$580.81	27%	$19.44	$19.44	$170.11	15%
Total cost per visit				$384.63	$84.02	$185.49	$288.21			$65.63	$264.88
Number of visits per patient				1	8	3	2			3	2
Total patient visit cost per patient				$384.63	$672.16	$556.46	$576.43	$2,189.68	100%	$197	$530	$1,111	100%

↵* Based on annual salary plus benefits and 2,000 h per year at 85% efficiency.
↵† Includes 1 baseline visit; 8 visits for months 1, 2, 4, 8, 18, 30, 42, and 54; 2 visits for years 2 and 5; and 3 visits for years 1, 3, and 4.
↵‡ Includes 1 baseline visit; 2 visits for years 2 and 5; and 3 visits for years 1, 3, and 4.