In this study, production, population and economic parameters of 30 buffalo herds of Khuzestan province in two sale conditions during 2016-2017 were used to estimate the economic value for production, reproductive and survival traits. Economic value of the traits were estimated by one unit increase for each trait using the maximum profit trend. The average annual revenue, cost and profit per he...

Objectives: Despite the various available evidence that rehabilitation interventions are effective for spinal cord injury patients, these interventions usually impose costs on the health system. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the cost-effectiveness of these interventions for the health system of countries through economic evaluation. Based on this, in this study, we have examined the cos...

Background: Pre-hospital care plays an important role in managing patients who require emergency services and preserving human life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost of completed public pre-hospital emergency missions according to the activity-based costing model and to compare it with the cost of private pre-hospital emergency services in Mashhad in 2016. Methods: In this applie...

Background and Aim: Traditional costing systems are not efficient enough to calculate up-to-date costs and analyze training costs in education organizations. The present study was conducted with the aim of establishing an activity-based costing system in Tabriz School of Management and Medical Informatics. Materials and Methods: The current multi-method study was conducted in academic year 201...

Background: Cost analysis is a management tool that helps the researchers to identify and manage high costs. The purpose of the present study was to calculate the cost of day bed and patient bed in the ear, nose, and throat departments of a teaching hospital and a private hospital in Yazd City, Iran. Methods: The present descriptive, analytical, and retrospective study was conducted in the ear...

Background: The problems associated with cerebral palsy and their socio-economic burden impose a large pressure on families with children suffering from cerebral palsy. This study aimed to compare clinic care and home care regarding costs of treatment for children with cerebral palsy. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 56 children with cerebral palsy. Data were collected b...

Background: Chronic renal failure disease is considered as a health problem . Because of their high prevalence and economic burden on the society, health system managers consider to the disease as a public health concern.  This study aimed at comparing the cost-effectiveness of long-term dialysis treatments and kidney transplant using DALY index. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectiona...