Benefit-cost analysis of electronic claims processing under Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit-cost of E-claims. A benefit-cost analysis was used to evaluate the efficiency of E-claims from the perspective of the providers and the purchaser.

Design

A benefit-cost analysis approach was taken for this economic evaluation. Furthermore, we estimated the incremental benefit-cost ratio (IBCR) of the intervention under assessment.

Participants

Purchasers and healthcare providers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) of Ghana were the study population.

Results

The analysis was stratified according to providers and purchaser. Cost incurred in processing claims electronically and manually were estimated by assessing the resource use and their corresponding costs. Sensitivity analysis was conducte

SUBMITTER: Nonvignon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086605 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature