COST ESTIMATE FOR THE MONTHLY SET UP AND OPERATION OF A TELECONSULTATION ROOM

• Autor(a) principal: Delphino, Tallita Mello
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Santana, Rosimere Ferreira, Rodrigues, Julianna Nogueira, Cassiano, Keila Mara
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Cogitare Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/90097
• topic: Telenursing; Nursing; Nursing Care; Information Technology; Technology Assessment, Biomedical.

Objective: to estimate the cost of setting up and monthly operation of a teleconsultation room.Method: descriptive study, carried out by means of a survey of direct and indirect costs for setting up and monthly operation of a teleconsultation room in Niterói - RJ - BR. The data analysis was based on discrimination of the type and quantity of equipment needed to set up the room; and on budgets obtained through research in public tenders and commercial stores. To estimate the running costs, the following were considered: monthly electric power consumption; costs with telephone network, materials, and supplies; and with nurses.Results: the minimum cost to set up the room was R$14,904.17 reais. The average monthly cost for 30 hours per week with three nurses was R$14,706.95.Conclusion: it is believed that teleconsultation can improve access to health care, quality of care and reduce costs related to the health system.