The Gap Between the Actual Cost and Tariffs of Global Surgical Procedures: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study in Qazvin Province, Iran
Public hospitals suffer from large financial losses due to the national tariff for many GSPs not covering their actual costs. It is suggested that tariffs be increased for certain customer segments that can bear higher costs and global tariffs be adjusted to match actual service delivery costs.
Authors
- Pouria Farrokhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1856-4835)
- Mohammad Hashemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-6727)
- Ehsan Zarei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5115-1795)
Institutions
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Iranian Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.34172/aim.31106
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26