The main methodological issues in costing health care services: A literature review

Zsolt Mogyorosy () and Peter Smith ()
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Zsolt Mogyorosy: Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Peter Smith: Centre for Health Economics, University of York

No 007cherp, Working Papers from Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Abstract: The Healthbasket project seeks to offer evidence on the basket of services offered by the health system in nine member states, and the costs and prices associated with those services. A specific objective of the project is “to identify what are the existing possibilities for and limitation to [cost] comparison and recommend the minimum data required to furnish meaningful international comparison in the future.” To that end, work programme WP7 assesses the costing methodologies for inpatient and outpatient health services at the micro-level. The aim of the WP7 subproject is to provide a comprehensive review best practice in cost assessment by examining the scientific literature on methodologies for calculating health service costs. This review examines published scientific literature about the methodologies used to estimate the costs associated with the delivery of a particular service at the micro-level in both in-patient and out-patient settings. In addition, the review summarises the scientific literature on methodologies used in international comparative studies of health service costs at the micro-level, including in-patient and outpatient settings.

Pages: 242 pages
Date: 2005
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