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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Costs of hospital services in Jordan
Contributor:
Hammad, Eman A;
Fardous, Taissir;
Abbadi, Ibrahim
imprint:
Wiley, 2017
Published in:The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/hpm.2343
ISSN:
1099-1751;
0749-6753
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Policy makers are on quest for estimates of health costs to achieve maximum efficiency and sustainability. In Jordan, there is a scarcity of information on hospital service costs.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim</jats:title><jats:p>The purpose of this study was to estimate the direct cost of hospital services in one of the biggest public hospitals in Amman, Jordan.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective analysis forms a 400‐bed public urban hospital. Costs were estimated in Jordanian dinars (JD) (exchange rate was US$1.41).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Inpatient costs contributed to 50% of all costs whilst outpatient clinics consumed 17%. Average cost per admission was JD 481.6 (US$674.2), JD 106.7 (US$149.3) per inpatient day and JD 63.1 (US$88.3) per bed day. The average cost per visit to emergency room was JD 14.1 s (US$19.7). Cost per visit to ambulatory care services ranged between JD 37.3 and 473 (US$52.6–662.2). The average cost per surgery was JD 322.1 (US$454.2).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>With high health costs, areas for improvements in efficiency and cost savings must be identified and discussed with managers and policy makers. A larger‐scale study is advocated to understand the costs of various health providers such as military, teaching and private hospitals.</jats:p></jats:sec>