Table 3 Twelve-month CHTP delivery costs for VA sites serving 25–30 cases per month
VA Site 1 (1.0 FTE RN only) | VA Site 2 (0.25 FTE RN +0.75 FTE SW) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Low estimate | High estimate | Baseline | Low estimate | High estimate | |
Personnel time and effort (salary + fringe) | ||||||
Central program manager (serves all sites) | $3254 | $1627 | $4881 | $3254 | $1627 | $4881 |
Transitions staffa (1.0 FTE, RN, or RN+SW) | $167,170 | $100,302 | $200,604 | $112,504 | $84,378 | $168,755 |
Backup transitions nurse (0.25 FTE) | $31,833 | $12,733 | $63,666 | $31,833 | $12,733 | $63,666 |
Re-allocated personnel resources | ||||||
IT programming/IVR support | $802 | $802 | $1605 | $802 | $802 | $1605 |
Site champion | $339 | $339 | $679 | $339 | $339 | $679 |
Total personnel | $203,398 | $115,804 | $271,434 | $148,732 | $99,880 | $239,586 |
Materials and other costs | ||||||
Postage and mailings for veteran care cards | $450 | $400 | $500 | $450 | $450 | $540 |
VA provided space, equipment, overhead | $61,020 | $34,741 | $81,430 | $44,620 | $29,964 | $71,876 |
Total materials, overhead, and other | $61,470 | $35,141 | $81,930 | $45,070 | $30,414 | $72,416 |
Total annual operating costs | $264,868 | $150,945 | $353,364 | $193,802 | $130,294 | $312,002 |