Cost Analysis of Selected Radiotherapeutic Modalities for Prostate Cancer Treatment-Czech Republic Case Study for the Purposes of Hospital Based HTA.
Petra HospodkováTomáš HusárBarbora KlíčováLucie SeverováKarel ŠrédlRoman SvobodaPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
This study aims to calculate the costs of prostate cancer radiotherapy in a regional hospital Department of Radiation Oncology equipped with Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT) and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Volumetric Arc Therapy (VMAT) radiation technology, using activity based costing (ABC), and to compare the costs of both methods at the level of component treatment process activities and with respect to insurance reimbursements. The costing was performed based on a sample of 273 IMRT VMAT patients and 312 3D-CRT patients in a regional hospital in the period from 2018 to 2019. The research has highlighted the necessity to place emphasis on factors that may skew the costing results. The resulting output has been supplemented by a sensitivity analysis, whereas the modeled parameter is represented by the time required for one patient fraction on a linear accelerator and the time the Radiology Assistant needs to prepare the complete radiation plan as part of radiotherapy planning. Moreover, the effects of the received grant, in the form of calculated write-offs, are also considered. The case study uses the example of radiotherapy to demonstrate the potential of ABC and suggests considering the application of this method as an effective management tool for cost and economic evaluation as part of comprehensive hospital assessment under the Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA) initiative.
Keyphrases
- radiation therapy
- prostate cancer
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- radiation induced
- ejection fraction
- locally advanced
- newly diagnosed
- squamous cell carcinoma
- stem cells
- public health
- heart failure
- radical prostatectomy
- patient reported outcomes
- case report
- health information
- social media
- atrial fibrillation
- acute care
- mesenchymal stem cells
- quality improvement
- climate change
- artificial intelligence
- patient reported
- long term care
- rectal cancer