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
URL for project:
https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/cicer-clinical-guideline-support/protocol-development-tool-collection
URL for protocol:
https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2025-03/Protocol-on-economic-burden-of-outbreaks-in-Irish-health-care-settings.pdf
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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