Table 6 provides a list of the resources to be considered in the economic analysis. Table 6: List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Provider of resource Setting in which resource is provided Proportion of patients receiving resource Number of units of resource per relevant time horizon per patient receiving resource Disaggregated unit cost MBS Safety nets* Other govt budget Private health insurer Patient Total cost Resources provided to identify eligible population (asynchronous consult) referrer GP Clinic 2504 (Level) C Extended 210.90 0 70.30 referrer GP Aged care Divided by pts seen (max 6) 35 (incl item 23) Extended Lesser of 300% of derived fee or $500 0 (36.60 +45.80)/? Referrer nurse Home or aged care 82224 161.10 8.05 53.70 Referrer (health check) GP Rooms, elsewhere not institution Once every 9 mths A34 or 715 Extended $500 0 $208.10 referrer nurse Home or camp At least 20 mins 82210 Extended 119.25 5.95 39.75 Resources provided to deliver proposed intervention (asynchronous consult) diagnosis specialist rooms 104 (85%) 10.92 72.75 follow-up specialist rooms 105 (85%) 6.45 36.55 treatment GP Clinic Depend on plan 23 Extended 108.90 0 36.30 treatment nurse Home or aged care facilities Depend on plan 82200 Extended $28.80 1.40 9.60 treatment GP or GP aboriginal MS Video (pt of ACCHS “ 2126 LevelB 146.85 0 48.95 treatment GP aged care institution “ 2125 (incl 2100) extended Lesser of 300% of derived fee or $500 0 Resources provided in association with proposed intervention software ? maintenance of software portal staff training specialist staff training referrer Resources provided to identify eligible population (comparator) referrer GP Clinic 23 Extended 108.90 0 36.30 referrer GP Aged care Divided by pts seen (max 6) 20 (incl item 3) Extended Lesser of 300% of derived 0 (16.60 +45.80)/?
fee or $500 Referrer nurse Home or aged care 82205 62.85 3.10 20.95 Referrer (health check) GP Rooms, elsewhere not institution Once every 9 mths A34 or 715 Extended $500 0 $208.10 Resources provided to deliver comparator 1 (face-to-face or via videoconference) initial rooms 104 256.65 10.92 85.55 follow-up rooms ? 105 129.00 6.45 43.00 Telehealth specialist video Telehealth nurse Video ( for aged care person) 82224 161.10 8.05 53.70 Telehealth GP or GP aboriginal MS Video (pt of ACCHS 2126 Level B 146.85 0 48.95 Telehealth GP Video (aged care) 2125 (incl 2100) Less or 300% of derived fee or $500 0 Resources provided to treat skin conditions, Drugs or ointments to treat different inflammatory skin conditions Doctor or specialist Outpatient or clinic treatment of skin cancer surgery staging of Ca chemotherapy (average cost of successful treatment) (average cost of unsuccessful treatment) * Include costs relating to both the standard and extended safety net. In estimating the health resources used to identify the population MBS items at the higher cost end have been included to try to cost the extra time required to take a fuller clinical history and to upload the information to a portal. As the comparator and the intervention place different time impositions on the referrer, health resources to identify the population are separated between the current situation (comparator 1) and the intervention to reflect this.