Unit cost of Thai Traditional Medicine Service of Treatment Activities in Health care provider under Ministry of Public Health
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This survey research aimed to calculate the unit cost of Thai tradition medicine (TTM) treatment activities in health care provider under Ministry of Public Health. The cost data were calculated based on activity-based costing (ABC) in fiscal year 2018 and presented under provider perspective. The TTM service prototype hospital in eight provinces were selected by purposive sampling from four regions. In total, 24 hospitals were included consisting of one community hospital and two health promoting hospitals in each province. The secondary data were collected by empirical costing approach and normative costing approach. The data were presented with descriptive statistic.
The result showed that there were nine TTM treatment services run by health care providers under Ministry of Public Health. The median cost of labor cost, material cost, and capital cost were 231,200.89, 75,465.10 and 35,950.19 Baht, respectively. The median total cost was 529,061.09 Baht. Moreover, the median direct cost and indirect cost were 352,851.63 and 160,845.90 Baht, respectively. The median cost of TTM treatment services were as followed; 1) history taking and physical examination 42.47 Baht 2) medication 45.44 Baht 3) specific remedy herbal 146.93 Baht 4) massage 85.75 Baht 5) massage with herrbal hot compress 141.21 Baht 6) Thai herbal stream treatment 116.85 Baht 7) Thai herbal hot compress 83.70 8) footbath 57.82 Baht and 9) cataract treatment 29.73 Baht. The unit cost data will support the management of resources in TTM treatment services for maximum benefit. Moreover, it could be used in the policy recommendation for the benefit package relating to TTM treatment services.
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