The main methodological issues in costing health care services - a literature review

摘要: Aims and objectives: The Healthbasket project seeks to offer evidence on the basket of services offered by health system in nine member states, costs prices associated with those services. A specific objective is “to identify what are existing possibilities for limitation [cost]comparison recommend minimum data required furnish meaningful international comparison future.” To that end, work programme WP7 assesses costing methodologies inpatient outpatient at micro-level. The aim WP7 subproject provide a comprehensive review best practice cost assessment examining scientific literature calculating service costs. This examines published about used estimate delivery particular micro-level both in-patient out-patient settings. In addition, summarises comparative studies micro-level, including settings. Methods: A research protocol was developed which comprises search strategy, inclusion exclusion criteria, extraction synthesis methods. Studies were identified through electronic several databases, local library files reference lists articles, as well books. The extended Internet websites governments, academic institutions large insurance companies’ order to include unpublished online information. focuses publications between 1986 2005, only English language included. Publications critically appraised using preset quality criteria. (Continues..)