Time-driven activity-based costing in an outpatient clinic environment: Development, relevance and managerial impact

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 296-304

  Demeere, Nathalie ^c   Stouthuysen, Kristof ^a   Roodhooft, Filip ^b  

^a HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Deloitte Ltd   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost control; Outpatient clinic; Time driven activity based costing

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROFIT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COST CONTROL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL;

EID: 69249214109     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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