Protocol: development of a tool for the collection of costs attributable to infectious disease outbreaks in public acute hospitals

Record ID 32018013968
English
Authors' objectives: The overarching aim of this study is to develop and pilot a tool that can be used to estimate the key cost implications of resources used during hospital outbreaks in Ireland.
Authors' methods: The planned work will include scoping meetings, a systematic review, a development process, and piloting. The final costing tool will enable hospitals to collect a core dataset that can be used to estimate the key cost implications of resources used during outbreaks from a public healthcare perspective.
Details
Project Status: Ongoing
Anticipated Publish Date: 2025
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Other
Country: Ireland
MeSH Terms
  • Epidemics
  • Pandemics
  • Health Care Costs
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Hospitals
  • Hospitals, Public
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious
Keywords
  • Costing tool
  • outbreaks
Contact
Organisation Name: Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Contact Address: Health Information and Quality Authority, George's Court, George's Lane,Smithfield, Dublin 7. PH : + 353 (01) 814 7464
Contact Name: info@hiqa.ie
Contact Email: info@hiqa.ie
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