Supporting managerial decisions: a comparison of new robotic platforms through time-driven activity-based costing within a value-based healthcare framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The advent of novel robotic platforms requires that managers base their decisions on the value these platforms generate. This study showcases how micro-costing methodologies can assist managers in the decision-making process regarding the implementation of new robotic platforms within the value-based healthcare (VBHC) framework.

Methods

We applied time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to evaluate cost disparities between the da Vinci and Hugo robotic systems for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Data were collected from consecutively enrolled patients with organ-confined prostate cancer. Basic cost information was gathered from Azienda Universitaria Integrata di Verona's finance and pharmacy departments. We conducted cost and sensitivity analyses t

SUBMITTER: Landi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature