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Table 3 Other resources involved

From: Application of the time-driven activity-based costing methodology to a complex patient case management program in Portugal

Phase

Action

Activity

Resources involved

No

Cost

Assumed useful life of the resource (in years)

Cost per resource, per activity, per patient

Follow-up

Remote, physical and/or telephone monitoring of healthcare provided at different levels

60 min home visits:

- Clinical, emotional and social monitoring

-Patient/caregiver training

6 times/year

For proactive follow-up, at least 6 annual visits were assumed

mobile telephone

1

€ 200,00

Cost considered for purchase of resource

3

€0,32

Transportation

1

€0,36

Per kilometer

 

€ 36,00

Mobile parameter monitoring kit

1

€959,40

Cost considered for purchase of resource

3

€1,52

Mobile computer with VPN

1

€ 500,00

Cost considered for purchase of resource

3

€0,79

          

€38,63

        

Total follow-up costs, for each home visit, per patient

  1. VPN Virtual Private Network