Table 3.
Mean costs and reimbursement per case in Euros, separated by cost categories and cost centers for group B (“palliative care only” 2013; n = 784)
| Physicians | Nursing | Medical/ technical staff | Drugs | Implants/ grafts | Material | bMedical infrastructure | bNon-medical infrastructure | Sum | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost matrix of palliative care cases | ||||||||||
| Ward | 782 | 2465 | 35 | 87 | 0 | 100 | 464 | 1450 | 5382 | 93.4% |
| Intensive care | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dialysis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Operating room | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0.3% |
| Anesthesia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.1% |
| Cardiac diagnostics/therapy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Endoscopic diagnostics/therapy | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0.3% |
| Radiology | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0.3% |
| Laboratory tests | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0.5% |
| Further diagnostics/therapy | 27 | 0 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 71 | 298 | 5.2% |
| Sum | 823 | 2465 | 204 | 100 | 4 | 130 | 507 | 1531 | 5763 | |
| % | 14.3% | 42.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 8.8% | 26.6% | ||
| Matrix used for reimbursementa | ||||||||||
| Ward | 643 | 1295 | 12 | 158 | 0 | 63 | 340 | 1044 | 3615 | 84.5% |
| Intensive care | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dialysis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Operating room | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0.4% |
| Anesthesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.1% |
| Cardiac diagnostics/therapy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Endoscopic diagnostics/therapy | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0.4% |
| Radiology | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 1.6% |
| Laboratory tests | 18 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 36 | 212 | 5.0% |
| Further diagnostics/therapy | 90 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 343 | 8.0% |
| Sum | 780 | 1295 | 259 | 166 | 6 | 111 | 383 | 1172 | 4278 | |
| % | 18.3% | 27.2% | 8.7% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 25.8% | ||
aoverall absolute value represents actual reimbursement, distribution of absolute value represents hypothetical InEK calculation based on study patients
bmedical infrastructure: e.g. pharmacy, hygiene; non-medical infrastructure: e.g. management, energy, laundry