Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the cost of the Division of Dermatoimmunology. Methods: This was a retrospective study using the database of the Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Derma- tology including number of investigations, labor cost, material cost, maint...

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Main Authors: Papapit Tuchinda, Ussanee Phongsai, Nungruethai Torsuwan, Kanokvalai Kulthanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mahidol University 2014-03-01
Series:Siriraj Medical Journal
Online Access:https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/55294
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spelling doaj-c8cc1c6850b94ce29e90e2c8746fc8672021-08-13T09:55:52ZengMahidol UniversitySiriraj Medical Journal2228-80822014-03-01662Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj HospitalPapapit Tuchinda0Ussanee Phongsai1Nungruethai Torsuwan2Kanokvalai Kulthanan3Department of DermatologyDepartment of DermatologyCost Controlling Division, Department of Finance, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.Department of Dermatology Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the cost of the Division of Dermatoimmunology. Methods: This was a retrospective study using the database of the Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Derma- tology including number of investigations, labor cost, material cost, maintenance cost and depreciation cost of durable items and buildings during from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011. Results: The results showed that the total cost of direct immunofluorescence study, indirect immunofluorescence study, skin prick testing, and autologous serum skin testing were 516.80, 431.66, 233.73, and 132.48 Baht, respectively. Conclusion: This study helped us and the hospital to estimate the unit cost of investigations in the Division of Dermato- immunology and to fix the price of each investigation. Keywords: Unit cost, dermatoimmunology, dermatology, investigation Siriraj Med J 2014;66:39-41  https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/55294
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Ussanee Phongsai
Nungruethai Torsuwan
Kanokvalai Kulthanan
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Ussanee Phongsai
Nungruethai Torsuwan
Kanokvalai Kulthanan
Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Medical Journal
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Ussanee Phongsai
Nungruethai Torsuwan
Kanokvalai Kulthanan
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title Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
title_short Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
title_full Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
title_fullStr Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Unit Cost of Laboratory Investigation of Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
title_sort unit cost of laboratory investigation of division of dermatoimmunology, department of dermatology, faculty of medicine siriraj hospital
publisher Mahidol University
series Siriraj Medical Journal
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publishDate 2014-03-01
description Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the cost of the Division of Dermatoimmunology. Methods: This was a retrospective study using the database of the Division of Dermatoimmunology, Department of Derma- tology including number of investigations, labor cost, material cost, maintenance cost and depreciation cost of durable items and buildings during from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011. Results: The results showed that the total cost of direct immunofluorescence study, indirect immunofluorescence study, skin prick testing, and autologous serum skin testing were 516.80, 431.66, 233.73, and 132.48 Baht, respectively. Conclusion: This study helped us and the hospital to estimate the unit cost of investigations in the Division of Dermato- immunology and to fix the price of each investigation. Keywords: Unit cost, dermatoimmunology, dermatology, investigation Siriraj Med J 2014;66:39-41 
url https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/55294
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