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Table 4 Key parameters that may the affect financial viability of an OBOT program

From: Financial sustainability of payment models for office-based opioid treatment in outpatient clinics

Parameter

Productivity of OBOT team (visits per FTE)

Reimbursement rate for OBOT visits, by provider type

Facility fee for OBOT visits, by provider type

Average reimbursement rate for other services (opportunity cost)

Prevalence of opioid use disorder

Proportion of patients accepting therapy when offered

No-show rate for OBOT visits

Panel size, all patients per full-time physician

Percent of patients Enrolled With Medicare, Medicaid, Private, Uninsured

Salary per year for Nurse care manager; behaviorist

Overhead rate

  1. Note: Many of these parameter values would depend on the staffing model selected