Cost of Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease at a Tertiary Hospital in North India: Policy Implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lack of data on the cost of cardiac care is an impediment to evidence-based planning, especially for determining provider payment rates under publically financed health insurance schemes.

Objective

This study estimates the unit costs of outpatient consultation, hospitalization, intensive care, selected surgical procedures and diagnostics for providing cardiac care for valvular heart disease at a tertiary hospital in India.

Methods

We undertook an economic costing of cardiac care using both patient and health system perspectives. For the health system costs, a bottom-up costing methodology was used. Data on all resources (capital and recurrent) utilized for the delivery of cardiac care services for valvular heart disease for 1 year were collected. Data on ou

SUBMITTER: Prinja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6710307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature