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 [BUSINESS OF ONCOLOGY]
Conclusion:
APBI cost more than WBRT when using the dose/fractionation schemes analyzed. Future research should use time-driven activity-based costing to better understand cost with the aim of reducing expenditure and defining bundled payments.
Source: Journal of Oncology Practice - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Schutzer, M. E., Arthur, D. W., Anscher, M. S. Tags: Cost of care, Reimbursement, Financial resources, Surgery, Radiation, Radiation Oncology BUSINESS OF ONCOLOGY Source Type: research
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