Study of Treatment Expense of Patients with Congenital Malformations of Craniofacial in Srinagarind Hospital between 2010 and 2014
Lekbunyasin, O.; Pattaranit, R.; Chantachum, V.; Pradubwong, S.; Chowchuen, B.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 99(Suppl 5): S106-S111
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 29905992 Document Number: 17530
To report the treatment expenses of the congenital malformations of craniofacial of in-patients of Srinagarind The expenses of congenital malformations of craniofacial in-patients of Srinagarind Hospital were studied by analyzing the actual amount charged and the reimbursement of treatment expenses. One thousand eight hundred forty five in-patients were treated 2,144 times. The average treatment was about once or twice per person. Male patients were 54.1% and female were 45.9%. About 84% of the patients were under the universal coverage, with an average Relative Weight (RW) between 2010 and 2014 of 1.6988, 1.7059, 1.4847, 1.4165, and 1.5096, respectively. The average of the RW and the treatment expenses differentiated by the patients' eligible medical expenses for self-paid, Government or State Enterprise Officer (OFC), Social Security Scheme (SSS), and universal coverage (UC) were The present study analyzed the treatment expense by patients' eligible medical expenses between 2010 and 2014. The universal coverage and government or state enterprise officer's charges were reimbursed to the hospital under DRG system for 32,257,000 baht while the hospitals actual charges were 34,308,072 baht. This indicated that Srinagarind Hospital must set up the fund to support congenital malformations of craniofacial patients for a minimum sum of 410,214 baht per year. This is likely to increase in the future.