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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Economics
  • Process Optimization

Context:

  • German hospitals face evolving operational landscapes requiring new structural concepts and clinical guidelines.
  • Traditional costing methods are insufficient for detailed resource allocation in complex healthcare environments.

Purpose:

  • To present a practice-oriented implementation concept for activity-based costing (ABC) within the German Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system.
  • To demonstrate how ABC enables precise apportionment of resource consumption to specific process steps.

Summary:

  • Activity-based costing (ABC) facilitates detailed analysis of processes, allowing costs to be traced to their proximate cause.
  • This granular cost information supports strategic and operational decisions for effective process management.
  • The study outlines a systematic method for process costing applicable to DRG I16Z and other DRG calculations.

Impact:

  • Enables simultaneous improvements in quality, service, and competitiveness alongside cost reduction and time savings.
  • Provides a foundation for data-driven decision-making in hospital management.
  • Offers a scalable methodology for enhancing financial transparency and operational efficiency in healthcare settings.