TABLE 1
Cost Estimates for Different Newborn Hearing Screening Equipment |
| Name of Equipment |
Natus ALGO |
Biologic AuDX |
Otodynamics ILO88 |
SonaMed Clarity |
| Purchase of Equipment (amortized over specified # of years) |
$6,433 |
$1,932 |
$2,900 |
$8,333 |
| Screening Unit |
$17,500 |
$3,995 |
$6,500 |
$25,000 |
| Laptop for data Management |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
$0 |
| Rolling stand for Screener |
$0 |
$0 |
$400 |
$0 |
| Printer for data management |
$300 |
$300 |
$300 |
$0 |
| Label Printer |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Annual Cost of Supplies |
$17,600 |
$2,150 |
$2,700 |
$4,000 |
| Probe tips |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
| ABR electrodes, etc |
$8.70 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.50 |
| Probe Replacement |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.35 |
$0.50 |
| Calibration and/or warranty |
$0.10 |
$0.08 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Wages for screening before hospital discharge (inpatient screen) |
$7,152 |
$4,768 |
$5,960 |
$7,152 |
| Wages for second stage (outpatient) screen |
$0 |
$381 |
$477 |
$0 |
| Wages for Program Coordination |
$3,250 |
$3,250 |
$3,250 |
$3,250 |
| Wages for Audiological Services |
$0 |
$1,354 |
$1,354 |
$1,354 |
| Wages for Clerical Work (e.g. tracking, billing, correspondence) |
$1,300 |
$2,167 |
$2,167 |
$1,733 |
| Cost of Diagnostic evaluations |
$9,000 |
$2,400 |
$2,400 |
$4,500 |
| Number of babies needing diagnostic evaluation |
60 |
16 |
16 |
30 |
| Cost of tracking software |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
| ANNUAL COST OF PROGRAM |
$46,735 |
$20,402 |
$23,208 |
$32,323 |
| COST PER BABY BORN |
$23.37 |
$10.20 |
$11.60 |
$16.16 |
| COST PER BABY IDENTIFIED |
$7,789 |
$3,400 |
$3,868 |
$5,387 |
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| Purchase price of all equipment |
$19,300 |
$5,795 |
$8,700 |
$25,000 |
| Annual cost of supplies |
$17,600 |
$2,150 |
$2,700 |
$4,000 |
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| Full time equivalents for Screening |
21.3% |
14.3% |
17.9% |
21.3% |
| Coordination |
5.3% |
5.3% |
5.3% |
5.3% |
| Audiology |
0.0% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
| Clerical |
5.3% |
8.9% |
8.9% |
7.1% |
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