Developing a pricing model for general medical consultation services among private consulting rooms in Harare, Zimbabwe
The developed model aimed to provide a transparent basis for determining consultation fees, thus helping to assure affordability, access, and financial sustainability for both practitioners and patients. However, the model did not consider the value of the training, skills, knowledge and experience of the Medical Practitioner. Therefore, further research is required to come up with a consultation fee that is affordable and sustainable for both practitioners and patients.
Authors
- Shepherd Shamu
- Richard Makurumidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6490-1818)
- Gibson Mandozana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2713-5074)
- Chengetedzai Gota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0606-9342)
Institutions
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324572
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00