BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to extend previous findings and determine the value of prompt initiation of maintenance treatment (MT) following COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization or an emergency department (ED) visit. PATIENTS AND METHODS Administrative claims data (collected between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2012) from an employer-sponsored commercially insured population ...

in recent years, the balanced score card (bsc) has been the focus of considerable methodology for strategic cost management in management accounting area since it was originally proposed by kaplan ,r.s. and norton, d.p. in 1992. bsc is an approach to performance measurement based on both financial and nonfinancial information from four perspectives which are called financial, customer, internal...

Objective: To estimate the wound treatment cost borne by the Buruli Ulcer Treatment Centre of the Amasaman Government Hospital, Ghana. Methods: Three different types of data collection approaches were used, namely, 1) observation checklist, 2) in-depth interviews, and 3) expenditure data review. Wound dressing processes were observed. Retrospective health facility cost data of Buruli ulcer (BU)...

Aim: To calculate total cost incurred by patients for Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) management and evaluate their financial resources. Financial details regarding MDR-TB management were collected from 30 patients. Average daily drugs cost was Rs. 166.83. Average family monthly income was Rs. 8333.33. Average Per Capita Income was Rs. 1473.67. Financial help for treatment was provid...