Estimating the Human Resource Costs of Developing and Implementing Shared Medical Appointments in Primary Care. Issue 1 (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stults, Cheryl D.; McClellan, Sean; Panattoni, Laura; Mazza, Mary Carol; Tai-Seale, Ming
• Is Part Of: Journal of ambulatory care management. Volume 39:Issue 1(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: activity-based costing -- primary care -- shared medical appointments; Ambulatory medical care -- Administration -- Periodicals; Ambulatory medical care -- United States -- Administration -- Periodicals; Community health services -- Administration -- Periodicals; Community health services -- United States -- Administration -- Periodicals; Health planning -- Periodicals; Health planning -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.12
• DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000084
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0148-9917

Abstract

Abstract : We used activity-based costing to estimate the human resource costs for developing and implementing a program to support shared medical appointments (SMAs) and an additional SMA on cancer survivorship. In-depth, key informant interviews were conducted to determine completed tasks, personnel involved, and time to complete tasks. Introducing new providers or a new type of SMA may require relatively modest incremental organizational resources and provider time (<8% of time and about 15% of the finances required to start the initial SMA). Time and cost could possibly be further decreased by leveraging relevant materials from existing SMAs.