Volume 24, Number 10—October 2018
Research
Tuberculosis Treatment Monitoring by Video Directly Observed Therapy in 5 Health Districts, California, USA
Table 5
Characteristic |
San Diego |
San Francisco |
San Joaquin |
Imperial |
---|---|---|---|---|
In-person DOT costs | ||||
Personnel | ||||
Administrative tasks | 1,038 | 3,043 | 1,913 | 842 |
In-person patient contact | 1,207 | 622 | 2,223 | 656 |
Travel | 1,939 | 1,065 | 702 | 1,293 |
Total personnel (% of total) | 4,185 (91) | 4,729 (97) | 4,838 (84) | 2,791 (87) |
Mileage (% of total) | 364 (9) | 158 (3) | 950 (16) | 421 (13) |
Grand total |
4,549 |
4,888 |
5,788 |
3,212 |
VDOT costs | ||||
Personnel | ||||
Administrative tasks | 796 | 1,922 | 1,771 | 1,183 |
In-person patient contact | 671 | 291 | 393 | 346 |
Watching videos | 80 | 131 | 152 | 473 |
Other, e.g., training and follow-up | 869 | 933 | 156 | 348 |
Total personnel (% of total) | 2,526 (79) | 3,277 (88) | 2,472 (83) | 2,350 (78) |
Mileage (% of total) | 20 (1) | 0 | 31 (1) | 46 (2) |
Smartphone costs, device and service (% of total) | 424 (13) | 424 (7) | 424 (8) | 424 (14) |
VDOT application service fee, $35/mo/patient (% of total) | 210 (7) | 210 (5) | 210 (7) | 210 (7) |
Grand total |
3,179 |
3,911 |
3,137 |
3,031 |
% Change for VDOT versus in-person DOT | ||||
Personnel costs, % | −40 | −31 | −49 | −16 |
Overall costs, % | −30 | −20 | −46 | −6 |
*All values are USD unless otherwise indicated. Comparable data could not be obtained from the Santa Clara site because of staff turnover. DOT, directly observed therapy; VDOT, video directly observed therapy.
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