COSTS OF INTERVENTION
AND PRODUCTIVITY
The annual cost for the care transitions intervention was
$74 310 and included the following itemized annual
costs: salary and benefits for the transition coach
($70 980), cell phone and pager ($650), mileage reimbursement
for the transition coach ($2500), and photocopying
of the personal health records and other
supplies ($180). The cost of the care transitions intervention
must be interpreted in light of the productivity
of the transition coach and the potential reduction in
rehospitalization rates and accompanying cost savings.
The transition coach managed a panel of 24 to 28
patients at any given time