Cost Comparison: TIP Intervention vs Hospital Admission With a 1-Day Stay
| TIP Intervention | Cost, C$ | Hospital Admission | Average Cost, C$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIP nurse: 6.1 hr average per patient 2.4 hr preintervention 2.0 hr for intervention (plus setup) 1.7 hr postintervention | 297.19 | Emergency department visit (average)a | 191.44 |
| PCP billing for 1-hr conference | 160.40 | ED physician billing (average) | 112.00 |
| Specialist billing for 1-hr conference | 223.10 | General internal medicine specialist billing for admission consult plus 1-day inpatient | 234.00 |
| Hospital daily ratea | 550.52 | ||
| Total actual cost | 680.69 | Total actual cost | 1,087.96 |
| In-kind contributions: interprofessional team cost provided in kind: average of 3 health care staff per intervention | 172.90 | … | … |
| Total (actual + in-kind) cost: | 853.59 | … | … |
ED = emergency department; IMPACT = Interprofessional Model of Practice for Aging and Complex Treatments; PCP = primary care physician; TIP = Telemedicine IMPACT Plus.
↵a Excluding physician, laboratory, and imaging costs.