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Estimated costs of videoconference equipment and telecommunications for a new site |
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| Fixed costs |
Provider site ($) |
Patient site ($) |
Total ($) |
Annual equivalent cost ($)1 |
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| Videoconference unit |
7000 |
7000 |
14,000 |
3234 |
| TV monitor |
500 |
500 |
1000 |
230 |
| ISDN installation2 |
885 |
885 |
1770 |
n/a |
| Video-otoscope |
0 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
3465 |
| Document camera |
0 |
5000 |
5000 |
1155 |
| Trolley |
750 |
750 |
1500 |
346 |
| ISDN line rental3 |
2160 |
2160 |
4320 |
4320 |
|
|
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| Total |
11,295 |
20,295 |
31,590 |
12,750 |
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1 Depreciated at 5% annually with no resale value at the end of 5 years. 2 This is a sunk cost occurring in year one only. 3 3 ISDN lines for 12 month ($60 per line per month). | ||||
Xu et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:30 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-30 |
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