Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: A Comparative Cost Analysis of Whole-Breast Radiotherapy Versus Balloon-Based Brachytherapy in the Management of Early-Stage Breast Cancer | Zendy

M.E. Schutzer | Zendy; Douglas W. Arthur | Zendy; Mitchell S. Anscher | Zendy

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Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: A Comparative Cost Analysis of Whole-Breast Radiotherapy Versus Balloon-Based Brachytherapy in the Management of Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Author(s) -

M.E. Schutzer,

Douglas W. Arthur,

Mitchell S. Anscher

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of oncology practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1935-469X

pISSN - 1554-7477

DOI - 10.1200/jop.2015.008441

Subject(s) - medicine , activity based costing , brachytherapy , breast cancer , medical physics , cost driver , total cost , operations management , radiation therapy , radiology , cancer , business , accounting , marketing , economics

Value in health care is defined as outcomes achieved per dollar spent, and understanding cost is critical to delivering high-value care. Traditional costing methods reflect charges rather than fundamental costs to provide a service. The more rigorous method of time-driven activity-based costing was used to compare cost between whole-breast radiotherapy (WBRT) and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using balloon-based brachytherapy.

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