Health care organizations around the world are investing heavily in value-based health care
(VBHC), and time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) has been suggested as the cost …

The operating room is the financial hub of any hospital, and maximizing operating room
efficiency has important implications for cost savings, patient satisfaction, and medical team …

Background Unverified penicillin allergy leads to adverse downstream clinical and
economic sequelae. Penicillin allergy evaluation can be used to identify true, IgE-mediated …

Rationale and Objectives The lack of understanding of the real costs (not charge) of
delivering healthcare services poses tremendous challenges in the containment of …

Purpose In order to effectively improve value in health care delivery, providers must
thoroughly understand cost drivers. Time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) is a novel …

Purpose As reimbursement programs shift to value-based payment models emphasizing
quality and efficient healthcare delivery, there exists a need to better understand process …

Objectives Healthcare reform policies are emphasizing value-based healthcare delivery. We
hypothesize that time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) can be used to appraise …

Objective Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of benign thyroid nodules has gained traction for
its therapeutic effectiveness, thyroid function preservation, and minimally invasive nature …

This study aims to identify and classify the costing methods used in hospitals in recent
decades and to analyze the research carried out in this area, to identify and characterize the …

Background Dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) is an operation used to treat nasolacrimal duct
obstruction. Essentially there are two approaches: external and endoscopic. Several …