Open AccessA Retrospective Analysis of Direct Medical Cost and Cost of Drug Therapy in Hospitalized Patients at Private Hospital in Western India
Author(s) -
Prakash R Shelat,
Shivaprasad Kalakappa Kumbar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15121.6724
Subject(s) - medicine , medical record , retrospective cohort study , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , health care cost , health care , intensive care medicine , economics , economic growth
Pharmacoeconomics is analytical tool to know cost of hospitalization and its effect on health care system and society. In India, apart from the government health services, private sector also play big role to provide health care services.