Unit cost of Mohs and Dermasurgery Unit.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
; 24(4): 445-8, 2010 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19744256
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Appropriate pricing for medical services of not-for-profit hospital is necessary. The prices should be fair to the public and should be high enough to cover the operative costs of the organization.OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the cost and unit cost of medical services performed at the Mohs and Dermasurgery Unit (MDU), Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX from the healthcare provider's perspective.METHODS:
MDU costs were retrieved from the Financial Department for fiscal year 2006. The patients' statistics were acquired from medical records for the same period. Unit cost calculation was based on the official method of hospital accounting.RESULTS:
The overall unit cost for each patient visit was $673.99 United States dollar (USD). The detailed unit cost of nurse visit, new patient visit, follow-up visit, consultation, Mohs and non-Mohs procedure were, respectively, $368.27, $580.09, $477.82, $585.52, $1,086.12 and $858.23 USD. With respect to a Mohs visit, the unit cost per lesion and unit cost per stage were $867.89 and $242.30 USD respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Results from this retrospective study provide information that may be used for pricing strategy and resource allocation by the administrative board of MDU.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Cirurgia de Mohs
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Dermatologia
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Unidades Hospitalares
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
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DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia