title: The cost of like surgical cases.
abstract: A system of costing services provided to patients undergoing surgical procedures was instigated in a private and a public Victorian hospital. The cost of managing the care of patients undergoing like surgical procedures was developed and compared. It is suggested that such a system of cost allocation would enable members of the medical profession to be more cost conscious.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003361:Cost Allocation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*