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Archives   2005

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   17,  Number   1

TITLE:   Cost of in-patient care at 16-50 bedded township hospitals in Yangon Division (2003-2004).
AUTHOR:   Than Tun Sein; San Hla Mu; Phone-Myint; Aung Kyaw Zaw; Tin Min; Kyaw Min; Maung Maung Toe; Tin Ko Kyi; Cho Cho Myint; Kyi Kyi Mar; San San Aye
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2005; 17(1): 45-50
ABSTRACT:   Economists define cost as the value of resources used to produce something which includes a specific health service or a set of services. By analyzing and understanding the cost of in-patient care at township hospitals, it could provide one piece of information for policy formulation on cost recovery schemes at the township hospitals. The objective of the study is to examine the cost of in-patient care in 16-50 bedded hospitals so as to provide inputs for policy formulation on cost recovery schemes at the township hospitals. Two 50-bedded, four 25-bedded and two 16-bedded township hospitals from Yangon Division were included in the study. Cost per in-patient day was calculated for each of these hospitals for one fiscal year from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004. The general approach that was used in the cost calculation involved calculating: capital cost and recurrent cost incurred by health care providers for each hospital for the fiscal year 2003-2004; patient-days for each hospital for the same fiscal year; and cost per patient-day. A comparison was also made between the unit costs of the hospitals included in the study. The study identified that cost per patient day ranged from Kyat 439.52 to Kyat 5269.41, with an average of Kyat 1931.60. It was revealed in the study that there were 3 hospitals which could be considered lagging behind in efficiency relative to other hospitals in the study. This quick and simple methodology of calculating in-patient care cost per patient day can be a useful managerial tool to understand performance of 16-50 bedded hospitals in Myanmar where general care services are being provided mainly for acute patients.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Cost of Illness.
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