Cost-benefit analysis of a regional poison center

被引：36

作者：

Blizzard, Joseph Charles ^{[1
]}

Michels, Jill E. ^{[3
]}

Richardson, William H. ^{[3
]}

Reeder, Clairborne E. ^{[2
]}

Schulz, Richard M. ^{[2
]}

Holstege, Christopher P. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Wingate Univ, Sch Pharm, Wingate, NC 28174 USA

[2] Univ S Carolina, S Carolina Coll Pharm, Columbia, SC 29208 USA

[3] Palmetto Poison Ctr, Columbia, SC USA

[4] Univ Virginia Hlth Syst, Div Med Toxicol, Charlottesville, VA USA

来源：

CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY | 2008年 / 46卷 / 05期

关键词：

cost-benefit analysis; poison control centers; poisoning management; acute poisoning;

D O I：

10.1080/15563650701616145

中图分类号：

R99 [毒物学（毒理学）];

学科分类号：

100405 ;

摘要：

Background. Funding poison center (PC) operations has become a major challenge nationwide. Increasingly, state and federal budget cuts have resulted in diminished funding to PCs. Objectives. In an effort to demonstrate the value of current PC phone services, a cost-benefit analysis of a regional center was completed. Methods. A telephone survey was used to collect data from PC callers during an 8-week period in 2004. Callers with human exposure poisonings determined by the PC to be of minimal or no risk were asked to complete the phone survey. Callers were asked their alternative plan if the PC staff had not been available to assist them. Benefits were measured as healthcare charges potentially avoided. Results: A total of 652 caller surveys were completed. The benefit-to-cost ratio was 7.67 (95% C.I. 6.83, 8.50). Conclusion. In addition to non-monetary benefits, the operation of a regional poison center provides significant positive return on investment.

引用

页码：450 / 456

页数：7

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