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Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) ; 34(4): 150-5, 2006.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16854348

ABSTRACT

Health resources are limited and consequently real cost generators must be identified to optimize resources. In the present article, we describe the structure of the Allergy Unit of the University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca in Murcia (Spain), the health area in which allergic patients are attended, and the final healthcare products generated. Based on the 2004-2005 budget, variable costing was used to calculate the costs of the healthcare products generated (first visits, subsequent visits, and diverse laboratory tests) by two of the three homogeneous functional groups (HFG), i.e., HFG of the ambulatory service and HFG of complementary tests. The following conclusions can be drawn: 1) the current system of variable costing provides information, which should be useful to health professionals; 2) the real cost generators in the microcosm of daily clinical practice should be identified to allow resource reallocation; 3) the costing system used enables modifications to be made that allow decision making on optimal use of the budget; 4) clinical management and complementary tests should go hand in hand with a view to optimizing resources.


Subject(s)
Allergy and Immunology/economics , Direct Service Costs , Hospital Costs/statistics & numerical data , Hospital Departments/economics , Hospitals, University/economics , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/economics , Allergy and Immunology/statistics & numerical data , Budgets/statistics & numerical data , Case Management/economics , Case Management/statistics & numerical data , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/economics , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/statistics & numerical data , Cost Allocation/statistics & numerical data , Direct Service Costs/statistics & numerical data , Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data , Health Workforce/economics , Health Workforce/statistics & numerical data , Hospital Departments/statistics & numerical data , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Patient Education as Topic/economics , Patient Education as Topic/statistics & numerical data , Personnel, Hospital/economics , Personnel, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Spain
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Allergol. immunopatol ; 34(4): 150-155, jul. 2006. ilus, tab
Article in En | IBECS | ID: ibc-049229

ABSTRACT

Health resources are limited and consequently real cost generators must be identified to optimize resources. In the present article, we describe the structure of the Allergy Unit of the University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca in Murcia (Spain), the health area in which allergic patients are attended, and the final healthcare products generated. Based on the 2004-2005 budget, variable costing was used to calculate the costs of the healthcare products generated (first visits, subsequent visits, and diverse laboratory tests) by two of the three homogeneous functional groups (HFG), i.e., HFG of the ambulatory service and HFG of complementary tests. The following conclusions can be drawn: 1) the current system of variable costing provides information, which should be useful to health professionals; 2) the real cost generators in the microcosm of daily clinical practice should be identified to allow resource reallocation; 3) the costing system used enables modifications to be made that allow decision making on optimal use of the budget; 4) clinical management and complementary tests should go hand in hand with a view to optimizing resources


Los recursos sanitarios son limitados, por lo que es preciso identificar los auténticos generadores del gasto, con el fin de poder optimizar los recursos. En la presente publicación se describe la estructura de la Unidad de Alergología del Hospital Universitario “Virgen de la Arrixaca” de Murcia (España), el área sanitaria en la que son atendidos los pacientes alérgicos, y los productos sanitarios finalistas que genera. Partiendo del presupuesto ejecutado durante los años 2004 y 2005, y utilizando la contabilidad analítica, se calculan los costes de los productos sanitarios generados (primeras visitas, sucesivas y diversas determinaciones analíticas), por dos de los Grupos Funcionales Homogéneos (GFH) de los tres que la componen, a saber, el GFH de Consultas Externas y el GFH de Exploraciones Complementarias. Como conclusiones cabe destacar que el actual sistema de gestión analítica: 1) Proporciona información y ésta debe de tener validez para el clínico. 2) Es necesario identificar verdaderos generadores de gastos en el microcosmos de la clínica diaria que permitan la reasignación de recursos. 3) Hace posible correcciones que permitan tomar decisiones para ejecutar de forma óptima el presupuesto. 4) La gestión clínica y la analítica deben de caminar al unísono, con el fin de poder tomar las medidas necesarias tendentes a optimizar los recursos


Subject(s)
Humans , Allergy and Immunology/economics , Direct Service Costs/statistics & numerical data , Hospital Costs/statistics & numerical data , Hospital Departments/economics , Hospitals, University/economics , Allergy and Immunology/statistics & numerical data , Case Management/economics , Case Management/statistics & numerical data , Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data , Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/statistics & numerical data , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Personnel, Hospital/economics , Personnel, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Spain
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Alergol. inmunol. clín. (Ed. impr.) ; 20(3): 97-104, jun. 2005. ilus, tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-042307

ABSTRACT

Los recursos sanitarios son limitados, por lo que es preciso identificar los auténticos generadores del gasto, con el fin de poder optimizar los recursos. En la presente publicación se describe la estructura de la Unidad de Alergología del Hospital Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca" de Murcia (España), el área sanitaria en la que son atendidos los pacientes alérgicos, y los productos sanitarios finalistas que genera. Partiendo del presupuesto ejecutado durante el año 2004, y utilizando la contabilidad analítica, se calculan los costes de los productos sanitarios generados en el Grupo Funcional Homogéneo (GFH) de hospitalización de Alergología y la de los GRD comunes con la Unidad de Corta Estancia. En ambos casos se analiza el coste económico de la estancia del mismo grupo de diagnósticos (GRD), diferenciando el lugar donde ingresan. En nuestro trabajo hemos encontrado que el coste económico es muy similar en las dos unidades, 481,77 euros por estancia para la hospitalización tradicional frente a 474,04 euros para la corta estancia. Con independencia del coste, la corta estancia aporta otras ventajas para el paciente que deben ser tenidas en cuenta, como comentaremos en otros apartados de este estudio. Como conclusiones cabe destacar: a) la necesidad de que los clínicos tengan siempre in mente la importancia del diagnóstico principal en el Informe Clínico de alta del paciente; b) que el actual sistema de gestión analítica: 1) Proporciona información y ésta debe de tener validez para el clínico. 2) Es necesario identificar verdaderos generadores de gastos en el microcosmos de la clínica diaria que permitan la reasignación de recursos. 3) Hace posible correcciones que permitan tomar decisiones para ejecutar de forma óptima el presupuesto. 4) La gestión clínica y la analítica deben de caminar al unísono, con el fin de poder tomar las medidas necesarias tendentes a optimizar los recursos


Health care resources are limited, leading to a need to identify the true expense generators so as to be able to optimise resources use. We here describe the structure of the Allergology Unit of the “Virgen de la Arrixaca” University Hospital (Murcia, Spain), the area where the allergic patients are cared for, and the generated health-care end results. Based on the budget for the year 2004 and using analytical accounting, the costs were calculated for the generated health-care products for the Homogeneous Functional Group (HFG) of Allergy Hospitalisation and for the common diagnostic groups (GDR) at the Short Admission Unit. In both cases the economic costs of admission were analysed for the same group of the actual economic costs are quite similar for the two units, 481.77 € per admission for traditional admissions vs. 474.04 € for “short” admissions. Regardless of the actual costs, the Short Admission Unit provides further advantages for the patient that are considered in this paper. Our conclusions are the following: a) clinicians should always keep in mind the importance of stating the main dianosis in the patient’s discharge report. b) The current analytical management system 1) provides information, and this information should be of value for the clinician; 2) there is a need to identify the true cost generators within the microcosmos of everyday clinical practise that will allow reassignation of resources; 3) renders possible corrections that allow decision-making for the optimal execution of the budget, and 4) clinical and analytical management should work hand in hand so as to be able to implement the necessary measures for resource optimisation


Subject(s)
Male , Female , Humans , Length of Stay/economics , Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data , Costs and Cost Analysis/economics , Direct Service Costs/statistics & numerical data , Health Care Costs/standards , Allergy and Immunology/economics , Allergy and Immunology/organization & administration , Hospitalization/economics , Respiratory Insufficiency/complications , Cost of Illness , Hospital Costs/organization & administration , Hospital Costs/standards , Accounting/methods
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