THE COST OF TREATMENT SERVICES IN SALMAN FARSI HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR

Authors

  • Khodabakhsh Bargahi Department of Healthcare Management, Fars Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Iran.
  • Mohammad Javad Akbarian Bafghi Department of Healthcare Management, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
  • Jamalledin Alvaani Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

Keywords:

Salman Farsi Hospital of Bushehr, cost of services, social security, inpatient, outpatient.

Abstract

This study aimed to ma te the cost of treatment services in Salman Farsi Hospital of Bushehr. In this study, activity-based cost calculation method was used to calculate the costs. The results showed that internal intensive care unit with 88/5 million rials cost per hospitalized person was the most expensive ward and then the surgical intensive care unit with 75/2 per hospitalized person was the most expensive ward. In the case of outpatient services, as well as the dialysis ward and clinic ward had the highest costs per visit. The finding of this study will make health managers and policy makers acquainted with cost factors of a hospital.

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Published

2016-11-15

How to Cite

Bargahi, K. ., Bafghi, M. J. A. ., & Alvaani, J. . (2016). THE COST OF TREATMENT SERVICES IN SALMAN FARSI HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR. International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 5(6), 2452-2456. Retrieved from https://www.ijrdpl.com/index.php/ijrdpl/article/view/194