Costs Associated with Developing and Implementing a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System for Medication Dosing for Patients with Renal Insufficiency in the Long-term Care Setting

Table 6

Costs for Alternative Scenarios

	Scenario 1 Renal Dosing Database Exists		Scenario 2 CDSS Product Exists		Scenario 3 CPOE System Does Not Require Special Programmer
Activity	Hours	Cost ($)	Hours	Cost ($)	Hours	Cost ($)
Project management	53.5	1,480	53.5	1,480	80.25	2,220
Preparing contents of the CDSS	241.2	13,728	241.2	13,728	482.25	27,456
Informatics project management	121.7	4,987	60.9	2,494	121.7	4,987
Preparing blueprints and instructions for progammer	50.8	1,870	12.7	467	50.8	1,870
Programming	110.5	8,813	27.63	2,203	110.5	3,413
Testing and implementing	79.0	3,322	79.0	3,322	79.0	3,322
Total	656.7	34,201	474.93	23,695	924.5	43,268

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