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Table 2 Modelled cost-effectiveness outcomes

From: The use of modelling studies to inform planning of health services: case study of rapidly increasing endoscopy services in Australia

Cost-effectiveness outcomes

Health Service A (N = 91,564)

Health Service B (N = 84,805)

Current capacity (410 procedures)

Recommended capacity (560 procedures)

Difference

Current capacity (420 procedures)

Recommended capacity (580 procedures)

Difference

Costs to funder over 5 years ($ Millions)

 Nurse-Led Colon Consent Clinic

0.44

0.5

0.1

0.5

0.5

0.0

 Specialist Outpatient Clinic

8.5

8.5

0.0

8.6

8.6

0.0

 Facilitated Open Access

3

3

0.0

3

3

0.0

 Elective surgery costs

10.5

12.7

2.2

10.5

12.4

1.9

 Endoscopy costs: outpatient

145.7

191.8

46.1

154.7

195.8

41.1

 Endoscopy costs: inpatient

108.8

142.8

34

65.1

82.6

17.5

Total costs to funder

278.2

361.1

82.9

243.1

303.9

60.8

 Average QALYs per patienta

2.03

2.17

0.14

2.00

2.12

0.12

Total QALYs

185,875

198,694

12,819

169,610

179,787

10,177

ICER

$6467 per QALY

$5974 per QALY

  1. QALY quality adjusted life years, ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
  2. aQALYs are recorded only for the time patients spend within the modelled system