TY  - THES
AB  - Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) is the standard of care for tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the United States and has been shown to improve adherence and outcomes. Despite its widespread use in Oregon, a low-incidence state, the personnel costs of DOT case management have not been well quantified. This study aimed to estimate DOT-related personnel costs by measuring the time spent per TB case by Nurse Case Managers and Outreach Workers and identifying predictors of increased management time and cost. Improved understanding of these costs can support more accurate budget planning and equitable allocation of state funding to county health departments, helping sustain uniform and effective TB control programs across Oregon.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Rubado, Daniel
DA  - 2007
DO  - 10.6083/M4HT2MBF
DO  - DOI
ID  - 821
KW  - Costs and Cost Analysis
KW  - Tuberculosis
KW  - Case Management
KW  - Directly Observed Therapy
KW  - Standard of Care
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/821/files/824_etd.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/821/files/824_etd.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/821/files/824_etd.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/821/files/824_etd.pdf
N2  - Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) is the standard of care for tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the United States and has been shown to improve adherence and outcomes. Despite its widespread use in Oregon, a low-incidence state, the personnel costs of DOT case management have not been well quantified. This study aimed to estimate DOT-related personnel costs by measuring the time spent per TB case by Nurse Case Managers and Outreach Workers and identifying predictors of increased management time and cost. Improved understanding of these costs can support more accurate budget planning and equitable allocation of state funding to county health departments, helping sustain uniform and effective TB control programs across Oregon.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2007
T1  - Cost analysis of tuberculosis case management in two Oregon counties
TI  - Cost analysis of tuberculosis case management in two Oregon counties
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/821/files/824_etd.pdf
Y1  - 2007
ER  -