Table Of ContentHospital Economics
A Primer on Resource Allocation to
Improve Productivity & Sustainability
Hospital Economics
A Primer on Resource Allocation to
Improve Productivity & Sustainability
A. Heri Iswanto
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Names: Iswanto, A. Heri, 1977- author.
Title: Hospital economics : a primer on resource allocation to improve
productivity & sustainability / A. Heri Iswanto.
Description: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2018. | "A CRC title, part of the
Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the
academic division of T&F Informa plc." | Includes bibliographical
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Identifiers: LCCN 2017051162| ISBN 9780815388777 (hardback : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781351172523 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Hospitals--Business management. | Hospitals--Administration.
Classification: LCC RA971.3 .I89 2018 | DDC 362.11068--dc23
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To my loving wife, Shika,
and our children, Naya and Farrel
Contents
Acknowledgments ..............................................................xi
Author ................................................................................xiii
1 The Importance of Hospital Economics ...................1
Introduction ........................................................................1
Hospital Cost Savings .........................................................5
Ratio of Hospital Beds ........................................................6
Hospital Economics Issues .................................................7
References ...........................................................................9
2 Hospital Resource Allocation.................................11
Introduction .......................................................................11
Production Function ..........................................................12
Cost Function .....................................................................16
References ..........................................................................19
3 Hospital Productivity .............................................21
Introduction .......................................................................21
Hospital Productivity Factors ............................................25
References ..........................................................................29
4 Hospital Competition and Quality .........................31
Introduction .......................................................................31
Competition versus Quality ...............................................31
Nonfinancial Factors ..........................................................33
References ..........................................................................38
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5 Cost Components in Medical Procedures ..............39
Introduction .......................................................................39
Cost Elements.....................................................................40
Analysis of Covariance ......................................................43
References ..........................................................................47
6 Economic Burden of Disease .................................49
Introduction .......................................................................49
Perspectives on Study of the Economic Burden ..............49
The Economic Burden of Disease ....................................51
Sociological Role ................................................................52
Stigma .................................................................................53
The Proportion of Direct and Indirect Costs ....................56
References ..........................................................................56
7 Economical Aspects of Hospital-Acquired
Infections ...............................................................57
Introduction .......................................................................57
Implementation of Work Standardization .........................58
Economic Analysis of Hospital-Acquired Infections ........59
Hospital Costs Spent ..........................................................60
The Importance of Hospital-Acquired Infections ............61
Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio ................................63
References .........................................................................64
8 Hospital Resource Management ............................67
Introduction .......................................................................67
Technical Efficiency ..........................................................68
Economic Efficiency ..........................................................69
Scale Efficiency ..................................................................71
The Relation among Efficiencies .......................................73
References ..........................................................................75
9 Economy Scale of Hospitals ...................................77
Introduction ......................................................................77
Economy of Scale ..............................................................78
Economy of Scope ............................................................80
Application .........................................................................81
References ..........................................................................85
Contents ◾ ix
10 Hospital Human Resources Development ..............87
Introduction .......................................................................87
References ..........................................................................93
11 Methods of Improving the Quality of the
Hospital .................................................................95
Introduction .......................................................................95
Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, and Lean .............95
Plan, Do, Check, Act ......................................................... 99
The Seven Quality Control Tools ....................................100
References ........................................................................101
12 Lean Implementation in Hospitals .......................103
Introduction .....................................................................103
Waste ................................................................................103
Lean Implementation .......................................................104
Lean Principles .................................................................106
References ........................................................................110
13 Utilization of Hospital Resources ........................113
Introduction .....................................................................113
Consumer Rates ...............................................................115
Insurance ..........................................................................117
References ........................................................................119
14 Hospital Revenue Components ............................121
Introduction .....................................................................121
Payment-Based System ....................................................123
Hospital Revenue .............................................................123
References ........................................................................129
15 Diagnosis-Related Groups ....................................131
Introduction .....................................................................131
Diagnosis-Related Groups in Indonesia .........................132
Indonesia Case Base Groups ..........................................136
References ........................................................................138
Index ..................................................................................141