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Table 2 Estimated national spending in family practices to prevent cardiovascular diseases in the Netherlands in 2009

From: Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a cost study in family practices

 

Personnel costs

Practice costs

Total costs

Costs per

Portion total

 

GP

HCA

PN

  

patient

costs

 

(€)

(€)

(€)

(€)

(€)

(€)

(%)

Family history

777,496

87,028

35,761

719,706

1,619,991

0.10

4.2

Lifestyle history

772,581

101,909

49,509

685,751

1,609,749

0.10

4.2

Cardiovascular risk profiling

4,780,739

870,361

374,741

3,935,307

9,961,147

0.60

25.7

Blood pressure measurement

8,747,392

1,636,260

530,036

7,312,378

18,226,067

1.11

47.0

Blood test related activity

1,532,813

544,058

76,046

1,040,853

3,193,769

0.19

8.2

Lifestyle counselling

1,988,230

246,905

167, 852

1,739,688

4,142,675

0.25

10.7

Total

18,599,251

3,486,520

1,233,945

15,433,683

38,753,399

2.35

100.0

  1. GP = general practitioner; HCA = health care assistant; PN = practice nurse.