Comparison of costs of screening for TARB-Ex and GP manual review
| Method | Hours | Hourly rate ($A) | Cost ($A) | Cost per patient with DLCNCS ≥5 ($A)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARB-Ex study costs | ||||
| TARB-Ex development | 96 | 40 | 3840 | – |
| Data extraction by researcher† | 1 | 40 | 40 | – |
| Review of TARB-Ex extracted records | ||||
| GP | 1 | 148 | 148 | – |
| Lipid specialist | 1 | 200 | 200 | – |
| Total cost: | $4228 | $132.12 | ||
| TARB-Ex running costs in general practice | ||||
| Electronic screening† | ||||
| GP | 1 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
| PN | 1 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| PM | 1 | 34 | 34 | 28 |
| GP review of TARB-Ex extracted records | 1 | 148 | 148 | – |
| Total cost (GP performing screening): | $296 | $9.25 | ||
| Total cost (PN performing screening): | $178 | $5.56 | ||
| Total cost (PM performing screening): | $182 | $5.69 | ||
| GP manual review | ||||
| GP manual review of records | 60 | 148 | 8880 | – |
| Total cost: | $8880 | $403.64 | ||
*Calculated as total cost/number of patients with DLCNCS ≥5 (TARB-Ex, n=32; GP manual review, n=22).
†Electronic screening takes 15–30 min, costs have been calculated for 1 h.
DLCNCS Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Criteria Score; GP, general practitioner; PM, practice manager; PN, practice nurse.