Unit Cost Analysis of Management for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in a Private Hospital
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This descriptive research aimed to analyze the unit cost analysis of managing patients undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in a private hospital. The sample group was the report of cost per unit of service resulting from the expenses of 30 patients who received services in a period of 1 year (January 1st,2021- December 31st,2021). The tools used to collect data consisted of 20 cost units and 30 service recipients from labor cost, material cost, capital cost involved in providing management, when checking for content validity, CVI value was 0.85, statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (number frequency, percentage, ratio).The study results revealed that the total cost of all departments in managing patients undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in 1 year (Full cost unit), equal to 15,838,263.39 baht compared to the proportion of labor costs: material costs: investment cost was 80.95: 18.02: 1.03 percent (12,820,952.00: 2,854,771.36: 162,540.03) wihch the unit cost was 321,946.51 bath/person.The result of this research show that unit cost analysis It is therefore necessary to analyze the real costs of all related units in order to be a guideline for hospital administrators, and those involved with each unit cost in managing patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in considering economics planning. The results of the cost analysis of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty should be used to consider planning the efficiency of cost and resource management at once.
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