Multiphasic health testing. Benefit-cost analysis of high-volume and low-volume testing programs.
Cost analysis of a low-volume multiphasic health testing program (30 patients/week) has demonstrated that unit costs are similar to those reported by high-volume automated programs (500 patients/week). This comparability in unit costs appears to result from the savings in personnel and space requirements of the smaller program as compared with the larger ones. Cost effectiveness studies (costs per positive findings) of comparable test groups have yielded similar results. This fact leads the authors to suggest that physicians should consider establishing multiphasic health testing programs in occupational and small group medical settings.
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D008722:Methods; D009098:Multiphasic Screening; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D010808:Physical Examination