Costing of CTVS– ICU on basis of expenditure incurred per bed per day

Dr. Arvind Kushal; Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta; Dr Madhav Madhusudan Singh

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Costing of CTVS– ICU on basis of expenditure incurred per bed per day

Dr. Arvind Kushal, Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta, Dr Madhav Madhusudan Singh

Abstract :

Hospitals are “precious” because they save precious lives. However, due to resource limitation, its cost–benefit value also needs to be ascertained in monetary terms.

Aim

To arrive at the cost of CTVS– ICU on basis of expenditure incurred per bed per day.

Objectives

To identify various costs centers involved in care of CTVS ICU patients.
To identify all direct and indirect cost associated with above cost centers.
Based on above, to estimate cost on each ICU bed in CTVS ICU at Superspeciality Hospital

The direct cost contributes to an extent of 92 % in the overall patient care and indirect cost to an extent of just 8 %. This shows a good resource allocation system as majority of the expenditure is being made for the direct benefit of the patient and is contributing directly towards patient well– being. The total cost per bed per day in CTVS ICU is Rs. 12,623.