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Using Return on Investment (ROI) to Guide Programmatic Health. Sara Sack, Director Assistive Technology for Kansans Shaping a National Collaborative for AT Reutilization Conference, Sept. 16, 2009. Source: www.cartoonstock.com.
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Using Return on Investment (ROI) to Guide Programmatic Health Sara Sack, Director Assistive Technology for Kansans Shaping a National Collaborative for AT Reutilization Conference, Sept. 16, 2009
Cost Benefit, Simple ROI, ROI/Business Case: What Are We Talking About? • Similar but slightly different terms • Cost Benefits – a general list. • ROI – performance measure to compare efficiency of different investments. • ROI/Business Case – stated definitions and assumptions and yields some insights on how to improve business in the future.
Simple ROI Calculation • ROI = (Gains from investment – Cost of investments) divided by Cost of investment • Which is a better investment? • $1,000 that earns $50 • $100 that earns $20
Simple ROI Calculation • $1,000 that earns $50 • ($1050 - $1,000)/ $1000 = .05 or 5% ROI • $100 that earns $20 • ($120 - $100)/$100 = .20 or 20% ROI
Collection Drive Complex ROI • Assumptions/Benefits • Accept only lightly used, high cost or bariatric DME. • Increased DME provider and network partner involvement. • Increased public’s awareness of program resulting in increased donations and requests.
ROI is a Useful Tool for: • ROI is a useful tool for making program decisions. • Consider conducting ROI for: • pickup and delivery, • shipping, • collection drives, • methods of cleaning and sanitization (volunteers, paid staff, contractor, purchase of sanitizing equipment)
Questions? • Sara Sack, 620-421-8367 or ssack@ku.edu