Mean total health system cost (SD) of health service in STAT and post and traditional waitlist periods and mean (95% CI) difference between groups ($A) and ICERs modelled at 6 and 12 months post-STAT implementation
| Perspective | Groups | Difference between groups | ICER* ($A) | P value | |
| Traditional waitlist n=278 | STAT n=279 | Mean difference (95% CI) | |||
| Health system | |||||
| 6 months | 1324 (2754) | 1414 (2372) | 93 (–334 to 519) | 6.3 | 0.669 |
| 12 months | 1324 (2755) | 1390 (2369) | 68 (–358 to 495) | 4.4 | 0.753 |
Between-group mean difference calculated using service as a covariate.
*Cost per day of reduced waiting time.
.ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; STAT, Specific Timely Appointments for Triage.