Mean total cost (SD) of groups and mean (95% CI) difference between groups ($A) from a health system perspective at 3 months
| Perspective | Groups | Difference between groups | P value | |
| Traditional waitlist n=278 | STAT n=279 | Mean difference (95% CI) | ||
| Total cost | 1324 (2755) | 1486 (2383) | 165 (−261 to 592) | 0.447 |
| 12 weeks before 1st appointment | 648 (2584) | 635 (1962) | −13 (−395 to 370) | 0.949 |
| Hospital admission | 197 (2354) | 144 (1592) | −52 (−387 to 282) | 0.758 |
| Emergency department attendance | 125 (226) | 110 (224) | −15 (−52 to 22) | 0.418 |
| Outpatient health professional service | 327 (423) | 382 (968) | 55 (−69 to 180) | 0.384 |
| 12 weeks after 1st appointment | 676 (965) | 851 (1036) | 178 (16 to 316) | 0.031 |
| Hospital admission | 128 (834) | 167 (823) | 39 (−99 to 177) | 0.579 |
| Emergency department attendance | 56 (180) | 77 (173) | 21 (−8 to 51) | 0.155 |
| Outpatient health professional service | 492 (439) | 486 (392) | −4 (−66 to 51) | 0.900 |
| STAT implementation costs | 0 (0) | 121 (91) | 122 (112 to 131) | <0.001 |
Between-group mean difference calculated using service as a covariate.
STAT, Specific Timely Appointments for Triage.