Research Article

A New Scenario-Based Simulation Model for Cost Management of Healthcare Services through Improving the Efficiency of the Health Centers

Table 1

A review of the previous studies on the applications of ABC and TDABC systems in healthcare.

ReferencesModelsObjectives

[15]ABCCalculation of the cost of hematopathology laboratory services using the ABC method and comparing it with existing prices
[2]ABCCalculation of the cost of MRI services using the ABC method and comparing it with the approved tariffs
[3]ABCCalculation of the cost of dialysis in Shahid Sadoughi hospital and comparing it with tariffs
[4]ABCCalculation of the cost of eye surgeries using the ABC method and comparing it with approved governmental tariffs by the Ministry of Health
[16]ABCHealthcare services costing at a government hospital in India and evaluating physicians’ performance based on cost parameters
[17]ABCCalculating the cost of services of Shahid Faghihi hospital in Shiraz using the designed ABC model and comparing it with the approved tariffs
[5]ABCCalculation of the unit cost of medical services as well as the cost price of occupancy bed-day of hospitalization in Kashani hospital in order to comparing ABC system and traditional costing method
[6]TDABCCalculation of the cost of total knee replacement (TKR) for each patient in the entire care cycle using the TDABC model and comparing it with tariffs, as well as considering cost reduction strategies for the patient treatment
[8]TDABCComparison of the costs associated with (1) primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and (2) primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as measured using TDABC versus traditional hospital accounting (TA) and also the evaluation of the impact of various processes on surgical costs by comparing the cost of three different surgeons
[18]TDABCInvestigating the differences between resource consumption accounting (RCA) and TDABC systems in determining open and laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries costs for a one-year and long-term period
[19]TDABCCalculation of hip and knee arthroplasty costs in two hospitals with different logistical set-ups and comparing them with each other and with the calculated costs of fast track
[10]TDABCCalculation and comparison of seven treatment costs for prostate cancer based on the TDABC methodology from the initial urologic visit through 12 years of follow-up
[20]TDABCCalculation and analysis of the cost of pharmaceutical services in order to improve the management of public pharmacies and promote the drug policies through calculating and analyzing the cost structure of pharmaceutical services at three pharmacies in the city of Lisbon, Portugal using the TDABC model
[21]TDABCImplementation of a tariff system using the TDABC model to calculate the cost of home care services based on the amount of resources consumed at each level of complexity of the patient
[22]TDABCImplementation of TDABC in a clinic to investigate the relationship and management effects of a TDABC in outpatient clinics (examining the impact of advice specialization and the utilization of activities and equipment on clinical costs)
[9]TDABCIdentifying the inefficiencies and cost-reduction opportunities in pediatric appendectomy by applying TDABC methodology to this high-volume surgical condition
[23]TDABCImproving access to cancer genetics service using quality improvement methods and TDABC by increasing the clinic capacity of the cancer genetics service without increasing direct personnel costs
[7]TDABCDevelopment of a conceptual model from TDABC at a cancer center to calculate the cost of three types of specific cancer (oral cavity, pharynx and larynx) in the entire care cycle