Title

A Cost-effectiveness Model for a Decision to Adopt Temporary Single-patient Rooms to Reduce Risks of Healthcare-associated Infection in the Australian Public Healthcare System

Authors

Nicholas Graves, Duke-NUS Medical SchoolFollow
Martin Kiernan, Avondale UniversityFollow
Brett G. Mitchell, Avondale UniversityFollow

Author Faculty (Discipline)

Nursing

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Early Online Version

2-18-2022

JOURNAL

Infection Disease and Health

ISSN

2468-0451

Embargo Period

6-5-2023

ANZSRC / FoR Code

3202 Clinical sciences| 4205 Nursing

Avondale Research Centre

Lifestyle and Health Research Centre

Reportable Items (HERDC/ERA)

C1

Abstract

Background

The cost-effectiveness of patient isolation as part of an infection prevention effort is poorly understood. The potential to reduce risks of transmission saving costs and improving health outcomes is strong, yet up front investments in patient isolation are required. We report a cost-effectiveness model to inform adoption of a portable single isolation rooms into Australian publicly funded acute hospitals.

Methods

Information is harvested from a range of contemporary sources to reveal the expected changes to total costs and total health benefits measured by life years gain. An Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio is estimated with uncertainty in all model parameters included by probabilistic sensitivity analysis.

Results

The adoption decision was found to change total costs per 100,000 occupied bed-days by $1,429,011 and generate health benefits of 436 life years. The mean cost per life year gained is $3278. The probability an adoption decision is cost saving is 2.1%.

Conclusion

There is some evidence that adoption of rediroom is likely to be a cost-effective solution for Australian hospitals. Important caveats and assumptions need to be considered when interpreting this conclusion.

Link to publisher version (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2022.01.004

Peer Review

Before publication

Comments

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Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

Graves, N., Kiernan, M., & Mitchell, B. G. (in press). A cost-effectiveness model for a decision to adopt temporary single-patient rooms to reduce risks of healthcare-associated infection in the Australian public healthcare system, Infection, Disease & Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2022.01.004