Center for Health Equity & Quality Research Florida Public Health PBRN

Why Study Cost of STI Services?

Primary Aims

Inputs Staff Materials Equipment Infrastructure Processes Surveillance Testing Treatment Partner Notification Outputs Cost per case Cost per unit of service Cost per visit

Data Sources

CategoryAverage cost per case % of Total Personnel (salaries/fringe)*$ % Supplies$93.2% Travel$30.9% Building rental/maintenance$92.8% Lab services$165.3% Contractual services$113.7% Other costs$92.9% * Average salary/fringe per DIS is $45,670

$ $ $1.81 $ State rate County Median Lowest level Highest level Cost per case $ $ $1.43 $293.69

Variation Explored

Types of Personnel# of counties Nurses24 PAs/ARNPs10 Physicians4 Other Staff (supervisors, surveillance)6

Minutes Private Physicians Emergency Departments Hospitals Less than minutes minutes242 Greater than Less counties reported doing interviews and partner notification than treatment verification, especially for non-CHD clinic patients.

VariableCoefficientP value County tax revenue per capita Partnering with community organizations