Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator
Undiscounted Results per Person
For the User-Specified Program Tabulated by Outcome Measure and Year
The earliest year represents the baseline period before the program is implemented. Savings are estimated by comparing the results on this page to a scenario with no program, for which the baseline values hold steady over time.
| Annual utilization & cost per patient |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
| Emergency department visits |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Hospital confinements |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Outpatient visits |
1.06 |
1.01 |
0.96 |
0.96 |
0.96 |
0.96 |
| Emergency department cost |
$10.92 |
$10.16 |
$9.39 |
$9.39 |
$9.39 |
$9.39 |
| Hospital confinement cost |
$200.49 |
$152.37 |
$104.25 |
$104.25 |
$104.25 |
$104.25 |
| Outpatient cost |
$43.46 |
$41.50 |
$39.55 |
$39.55 |
$39.55 |
$39.55 |
| Asthma-specific ancillary cost |
$28.00 |
$18.76 |
$9.52 |
$9.52 |
$9.52 |
$9.52 |
| Asthma medication cost |
$439.00 |
$493.88 |
$548.75 |
$548.75 |
$548.75 |
$548.75 |
| Missed workdays for adults |
5.53 |
3.1 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
| Missed school days for children |
5.0 |
3.55 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| Productivity cost for adults |
$380.08 |
$212.84 |
$45.61 |
$45.61 |
$45.61 |
$45.61 |
| Productivity cost for caregivers |
$186.90 |
$132.70 |
$78.50 |
$78.50 |
$78.50 |
$78.50 |
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