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: Tags: Cost of care, Reimbursement, Financial resources, Surgery, Radiation, Radiation Oncology BUSINESS OF ONCOLOGY Source Type: research