Table 4 Breakdown of mean time worked and costs by personnel (C$)
Category | Mean Time Worked | Cost | Portion of Cost | Portion of Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(min) | Physician Visit | Treatment Visit | ||
1. Pharmacy | ||||
a. Technician | ||||
i. Preparation of FOLFOX/bevacizumab | 29.9 | $11.88 | $11.88 | |
ii. Preparation of XELOX/bevacizumab | 17.8 | $7.07 | $7.07 | |
b. Pharmacist | ||||
i. Preparation of FOLFOX/bevacizumab | 31.5 | $25.09 | $25.09 | |
ii. Preparation of XELOX/bevacizumab | 17.3 | $13.78 | $13.78 | |
Total pharmacy for FOLFOX/bevacizumab (n=52) | 61.4 | $36.97 | $36.97 | |
Total pharmacy for XELOX/bevacizumab (n=8) | 35.1 | $20.85 | $20.85 | |
Treatment Average (86.7% FOLFOX; 13.3% XELOX) | $34.81 | $34.81 | ||
2. Nursing | ||||
a. Blood (physician and treatment visits)* | 10.4 | $6.84 | $1.02 | $5.82 |
b. Treatment | 24.6 | $16.18 | $16.18 | |
c. Discharge | 11.0 | $7.25 | $7.25 | |
d. Prescription verification | 4.5 | $2.94 | $2.94 | |
e. Preparation of IV bags | 2.4 | $1.61 | $1.61 | |
Total | 52.9 | $34.82 | $1.02 | $33.80 |
3. Phlebotomist | ||||
a. Blood (physician and treatment visits)* | 3.0 | $1.61 | $1.08 | $0.53 |
b. Sending tubes of blood down to laboratory (physician and treatment visits) | 2.0 | $1.04 | $0.52 | $0.52 |
Total | 5.0 | $2.65 | $1.60 | $1.05 |
4. Secretary | ||||
a. 7th floor registration | 1.3 | $0.53 | $0.53 | |
b. Appointment booking | 12.1 | $4.86 | $4.86 | |
c. 8th floor registration | 1.1 | $0.43 | $0.43 | |
d. Pharmacy secretary | 1.4 | $0.55 | $0.55 | |
Total | 15.9 | $6.37 | $5.39 | $0.98 |
5. Orderly | ||||
a. Weighing | 1.0 | $0.38 | $0.38 | |
b. Exam room preparation | 1.1 | $0.43 | $0.43 | |
Total | 2.1 | $0.81 | $0.81 | |
6. Clerk | ||||
Retrieving and filing patient charts (physician and treatment visits) | 1.2 | $0.46 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
7. Other | ||||
(physician and treatment visits) | 2.0 | $1.24 | $0.20 | $1.04 |
TOTAL | $81.16 | $9.25 | $71.91 | |