Outcomes for patients specifically reported as having left bundle branch block should be reported separately where possible. Outcomes for elderly patients (75 years and older) should be reported separately where possible. Health care resources The initial tests to establish the formal diagnosis of CHF will be unchanged. Table 15: List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Number of Disaggregated unit cost units of resource Setting in Proportion per relevant Provider of which of patients Other Private time Safety Total resource resource is receiving MBS govt. health Patient horizon per nets* cost provided resource budget insurer patient receiving resource Resources provided to identify eligible population No additional - - - - - - - - - - resources required Echocardiogram - - - - - - - - - - Electrocardiogram - - - - - - - - - - Chest X-ray - - - - - - - - - - Blood tests??? - - - - - - - - - - Optimised medical - - - - - - - - - - therapy Resources provided to deliver comparator 1 – ICD with optimal medical therapy Insertion of ICD MBS Surgical - 1 service MBS - - - - - device 38387 Insertion of RA and MBS Surgical - 1 service MBS - - - - - RV leads 38384 ICD device Other govt Surgical - 1 unit - - - - - - RA lead Other govt Surgical - 1 unit - - - - - - RV lead Other govt Surgical - 1 unit - - - - - - Hospitalisation for MBS/other Public or - 1 inpatient - AR-DRG - - - insertion of device govt private episode item F12Z hospital Resources provided in association with comparator 1 (ICD) Drugs TBC - - - - - - - - - - Tests TBC - - - - - - - - - - Hospitalisation for MBS/other Public or TBA 1 inpatient - - AR-DRG - - - heart failure government private episode item F62a hospital Testing implanted MBS Public or 100% Every 3-6 MBS - - - - - device private months 11727 hospital Replacement of - - - Every 5-10 - - - - - - years? ICD device Replacement of - - - Every 10 - - - - - - leads years?
Outcomes for patients specifically reported as having left bundle branch block should be reported separately where possible. Outcomes for elderly patients (75 years and older) should be reported separately where possible. Health care resources The initial tests to establish the formal diagnosis of CHF will be unchanged. Table 15: List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Provider of resource Setting in which resource is provided Proportion of patients receiving resource Number of units of resource per relevant time horizon per patient receiving resource Disaggregated unit cost MBS Safety nets* Other govt. budget Private health insurer Patient Total cost Resources provided to identify eligible population No additional resources required - - - - - - - - - - Echocardiogram - - - - - - - - - - Electrocardiogram - - - - - - - - - - Chest X-ray - - - - - - - - - - Blood tests??? - - - - - - - - - - Optimised medical therapy - - - - - - - - - - Resources provided to deliver comparator 1 – ICD with optimal medical therapy Insertion of ICD device MBS Surgical - 1 service MBS 38387 - - - - - Insertion of RA and RV leads MBS Surgical - 1 service MBS 38384 - - - - - ICD device Other govt Surgical - 1 unit - - - - - - RA lead Other govt Surgical - 1 unit - - - - - - RV lead Other govt Surgical - 1 unit - - - - - - Hospitalisation for insertion of device MBS/other govt Public or private hospital - 1 inpatient episode - AR-DRG item F12Z - - - Resources provided in association with comparator 1 (ICD) Drugs TBC - - - - - - - - - - Tests TBC - - - - - - - - - - Hospitalisation for heart failure MBS/other government Public or private hospital TBA 1 inpatient episode - - AR-DRG item F62a - - - Testing implanted device MBS Public or private hospital 100% Every 3-6 months MBS 11727 - - - - - Replacement of ICD device - - - Every 5-10 years? - - - - - - Replacement of leads - - - Every 10 years? - - - - - -