Table 1.

Derivation of per Capita Program Costs (Nonadjusted)

Activity	Time	Cost per Hour $	Mean per Capita Cost $
Note: Screening by office assistant, care manager, and physician cost per hour derived from Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate for median office assistant, registered nurse, and general/family practitioner earnings plus 25% fringe benefits inflated to year 2000 dollars. Office assistant, care manager, and physician time estimates derived from care management report.
* Identifying 115 patients beginning a new treatment episode required screening 5,838 patients.
Office assistant screening	.050 hr per screening test 3 5,838 screening tests /115*	13.91	35.28
Care manager preparation	.115 hr per contact 3 11.8 contacts	24.40	33.11
Care manager contacts	.210 hr per contact 3 11.8 contacts	24.40	60.46
Care manager record keeping	.165 hr per contact 3 11.8 contacts	24.40	47.51
Physician review of care manager’s records	.550 hr	85.51	47.03
Care manager communication with physician	.216 hr	24.40	5.27
Physician communication with care manager	.216 hr	85.51	18.47
Overhead	30% of above costs		74.14
2-year total costs			321.27
Annual costs			160.64