COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIRECT PATIENT AND DRUG COSTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLICATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM PROGRAM IN SARI, IRAN

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SARKHANLOU FARZANEH; SAEEDI MAJID; JANBABAI GHASEM; NIKFAR SHOKOUFEH; MORTEZA SEMNANI KATAYOUN; ZABOLI PARDIS

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Journal: Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Year:2016 | Volume:26 | Issue:142 Page(s): 228-232

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIRECT PATIENT AND DRUG COSTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLICATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM PROGRAM IN SARI, IRAN

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CANCERQ2

TREATMENTQ3

HEALTHCARE REFORMQ1

DIRECT PATIENT COSTSQ1

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Background and purpose: In many countries, measurements are taken to support CANCER patients. In Iran the high costs of CANCERs and increasing incidence of CANCER have made health system authorities to plan for this issue as a top priority of HEALTHCARE REFORM program. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of this program in CANCER patients in Sari Imam Khomeini teaching hospital, Iran.Materials and methods: An analytical study was performed in which the costs of leukemia patients admitted in Sari Imam Khomeini Hospital (in two six-month periods, April-October 2013 and 2014) were obtained using their medical and billing records. Data analysis was done in SPSS V.21 applying t-test.Results: Percentage of DIRECT PATIENT COSTS were 17.12% and 3.02% in 2013 and 2014, respectively.The portion of the medicine fee paid by patients reduced to 7.7% in 2014 (after implementing the HEALTHCARE REFORM program) from 16.8% in 2013.Conclusion: Implementation of HEALTHCARE REFORM program has dramatically reduced the DIRECT PATIENT COSTS in 2014. Also, the fee paid by patients for medicine has reduced by 9% following the program. Therefore, adopting new policies that could reduce the costs of medications can be of great benefit in reducing financial barriers to patients.

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SARKHANLOU, FARZANEH, SAEEDI, MAJID, JANBABAI, GHASEM, NIKFAR, SHOKOUFEH, MORTEZA SEMNANI, KATAYOUN, & ZABOLI, PARDIS. (2016). COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIRECT PATIENT AND DRUG COSTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLICATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM PROGRAM IN SARI, IRAN. JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 26(142), 228-232. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/45938/en

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SARKHANLOU FARZANEH, SAEEDI MAJID, JANBABAI GHASEM, NIKFAR SHOKOUFEH, MORTEZA SEMNANI KATAYOUN, ZABOLI PARDIS. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIRECT PATIENT AND DRUG COSTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLICATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM PROGRAM IN SARI, IRAN. JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2016;26(142):228-232. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/45938/en

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FARZANEH SARKHANLOU, MAJID SAEEDI, GHASEM JANBABAI, SHOKOUFEH NIKFAR, KATAYOUN MORTEZA SEMNANI, and PARDIS ZABOLI, “COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIRECT PATIENT AND DRUG COSTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLICATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM PROGRAM IN SARI, IRAN,” JOURNAL OF MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 26, no. 142, pp. 228–232, 2016, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/45938/en

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