Estimated Costs in the Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Clinic Associated with Screening Using the Newest Vital Sign
| Description | One-time Start-up and Training Costs ($)*† | Annual Maintenance Costs ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Salary and fringe benefits for Intake Coordinator at 0.25 FTE to score and input NVS into EMR | 11,500‡ | |
| Intervention training (grand rounds) | 5000† | |
| Refresher training | 100 | |
| IT add field to EMR to capture NVS score | 1500 | |
| Materials | ||
| American Medical Association health literacy training kits (∼$35 each) | 1500 | |
| Photocopies | 300 | |
| Total | 8000 | 11,800 |
↵* Estimated costs based on Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine clinic with 45 intake and clinical personnel.
↵† Includes photocopying, honorarium (optional), and participation incentives (optional).
↵‡ Calculated on $46,000 Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine full-time equivalent. Costs may be considerably lower if conducted as part of routine intake using existing personnel.
FTE, full-time equivalent; NVS, newest vital sign; EMR, electronic medical record; IT, information technology.