Direct cost of hospitalization of pediatric focal epilepsy patients in a tertiary medical center
The Philippine Children&rsquo
; s Medical Center Journal;(2): 25-31, 2021.
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OBJECTIVES@#To determine the cost of hospitalization, percentage distribution of expenses, and average expenditures covered by PhilHealth, hospital share and patient’s share in financing the hospitalization of pediatric focal epilepsy patients in a tertiary government hospital.@*METHODOLOGY@#This is descriptive retrospective research of patients diagnosed and managed as focal epilepsy from July to December 2018. Mean, standard deviation and percentage distribution of expenses were determined.@*RESULTS@#The mean cost of hospitalization is 21,545.96 Php and the laboratory cost contributes the most to the total cost with a mean of 6,046.08 Php. The mean cost shouldered by PhilHealth is 3,734.26 Php which is 17.33% of the total cost of hospitalization.@*CONCLUSION@#The laboratory cost makes up most of the hospital cost. Philhealth covers a small percentage of the hospitalization cost of pediatric focal epilepsy patients with most of the total cost shortly followed by the patient’s share.
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The Philippine Children’s Medical Center Journal
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