Skip to main content

Table 4 Summary of time and costs allocated per phase in a year, per patient

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

Phase

Time /patient/year (hours)

%

Total time /patient/year (hours)

Cost of professionals /patient/year

%

Cost of other resources involved /patient/ year

%

Total costs /patient/ year

%

Referral

0.6667

1.65%

40.4905

€ 12.66

2.80%

  

€ 12.66

1.85%

Initial assessment

0.5187

1.28%

€7.95

1.76%

  

€7.95

1.16%

Individual care process definition

1.1561

2.86%

€16.48

3.64%

  

€16.48

2.41%

Follow-up

34.6667

85.62%

€ 365.88

80.83%

€ 231.80

100%

€ 597.68

87.32%

Assessment

2.5985

6.42%

€ 37.08

8.19%

  

€ 37.08

5.42%

Other functions related to the program

0.8803

2.17%

€ 12.56

2.77%

  

€ 12.56

1.84%

Other functions not related to the program

0.0036

0.01%

€0.05

0.01%

  

€0.05

0.01%

    

Total staff and other resource costs spent in a year for each patient entering a case management program

€ 684.45

 
    

Total staff and other resource costs spent in a year for each patient in a case management program

€ 663.85