Table 9: List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Number of Disaggregated unit cost units of resource Setting in Proportion per which Provider of of patients relevant Private resource Safety Other govt Total resource receiving time MBS health Patient is nets* budget cost resource horizon insurer provided per patient receiving resource Resources provided to deliver proposed intervention Acquisition of Appropriately Various Initially, 1 Proposed item TBD $50 images a trained staff primary 100% $50 non-mydriatic (e.g. health care + All service per retinal camera worker, settings patients who patient technician) continue to every 2 OR screen years general negative for (every year practitioner DR receive for ongoing Indigenous patients), those as per positive for NHMRC DR referred guidelines Professional General Initially 2-yearly consultation practitioner 100% per patient + All patients (yearly if who Indigenous) continue to screen negative for DR Resources provided in association with the proposed intervention Reading of General Clinic, Initially 2-yearly TBD images practitioner consulting 100% per patient OR (may + All patients (yearly if Optometrist be who Indigenous)
Table 9: 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 deliver proposed intervention Acquisition of images a non-mydriatic retinal camera Appropriately trained staff (e.g. health worker, technician) OR general practitioner Various primary care settings Initially, 100% + All patients who continue to screen negative for DR receive ongoing those positive for DR referred 1 service per patient every 2 years (every year for Indigenous patients), as per NHMRC guidelines Proposed item $50 TBD $50 Professional consultation General practitioner Initially 100% + All patients who continue to screen negative for DR 2-yearly per patient (yearly if Indigenous) Resources provided in association with the proposed intervention Reading of images General practitioner OR Optometrist Clinic, consulting (may be Initially 100% + All patients who 2-yearly per patient (yearly if Indigenous) TBD
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