A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience
**Objective:** To assess the difference in cost between initial and second in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in the United Kingdom. **Methods:** This prospective time-motion analysis captured data on average time spent on 31 representative components of the IVF sequence as provided by clinical te...
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| description | **Objective:** To assess the difference in cost between initial and second in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in the United Kingdom.
**Methods:** This prospective time-motion analysis captured data on average time spent on 31 representative components of the IVF sequence as provided by clinical team members in seven categories. Audits of consumables and observations on personnel costs were made from total of 120 fertility patients undergoing initial or second IVF cycles (n=736) between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002 at a UK assisted fertility unit.
**Results:** Patients spent an average of 16.71±4.3 hrs with staff during an initial IVF cycle, resulting in direct personnel costs of £577.05±151.01. When consumables were included, each initial cycle cost the clinic approximately £2246.57±151.01. For second IVF cycles, patients spent significantly less time with staff compared to their first IVF cycle (6.94±2.44 hrs; p<0.05), corresponding to £257.53±90.77 in personnel cost.
**Conclusions:** This is the first economic appraisal of the IVF treatment sequence in the UK using a timemotion analysis model. Our study found that when combined with consumables, total institutional costs for second IVF cycles were significantly reduced when compared to initial cycles (£1813.12±90.77; p<0.05). Aggregating data from all IVF cycles performed within the fertility centre during the study interval, initial cycles were found to be front-loaded, resulting in £252,420 more in institutional costs as compared with subsequent IVF cycles. While these observations were registered in 2003, an inflation adjustment using recent European Commission Eurostat data for healthcare finds the difference between initial and subsequent fresh IVF cycles in present currency to be approximately £579.14 per cycle. Time-motion analysis can identify episodes of care that can be streamlined to improve outcomes and reduce cost. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f8cf5591d0c4f93b1f52a73002ff2ad2025-02-10T16:12:37ZengColumbia Data Analytics, LLCJournal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research2327-22362013-07-0112A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre ExperienceChristopher A. JonesOlivia J. CarpinelloDev KumarLouis G. KeithRenju S. RajE. Scott Sills**Objective:** To assess the difference in cost between initial and second in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in the United Kingdom. **Methods:** This prospective time-motion analysis captured data on average time spent on 31 representative components of the IVF sequence as provided by clinical team members in seven categories. Audits of consumables and observations on personnel costs were made from total of 120 fertility patients undergoing initial or second IVF cycles (n=736) between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002 at a UK assisted fertility unit. **Results:** Patients spent an average of 16.71±4.3 hrs with staff during an initial IVF cycle, resulting in direct personnel costs of £577.05±151.01. When consumables were included, each initial cycle cost the clinic approximately £2246.57±151.01. For second IVF cycles, patients spent significantly less time with staff compared to their first IVF cycle (6.94±2.44 hrs; p<0.05), corresponding to £257.53±90.77 in personnel cost. **Conclusions:** This is the first economic appraisal of the IVF treatment sequence in the UK using a timemotion analysis model. Our study found that when combined with consumables, total institutional costs for second IVF cycles were significantly reduced when compared to initial cycles (£1813.12±90.77; p<0.05). Aggregating data from all IVF cycles performed within the fertility centre during the study interval, initial cycles were found to be front-loaded, resulting in £252,420 more in institutional costs as compared with subsequent IVF cycles. While these observations were registered in 2003, an inflation adjustment using recent European Commission Eurostat data for healthcare finds the difference between initial and subsequent fresh IVF cycles in present currency to be approximately £579.14 per cycle. Time-motion analysis can identify episodes of care that can be streamlined to improve outcomes and reduce cost.https://doi.org/10.36469/9855 |
| spellingShingle | Christopher A. Jones Olivia J. Carpinello Dev Kumar Louis G. Keith Renju S. Raj E. Scott Sills A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research |
| title | A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience |
| title_full | A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience |
| title_fullStr | A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience |
| title_short | A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience |
| title_sort | time motion comparison of itemized treatment costs in first and second in vitro fertilization attempts a united kingdom fertility centre experience |
| url | https://doi.org/10.36469/9855 |
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