Patient and work flow and costs associated with staff time and facility usage at a comprehensive cancer centre in Quebec Canada – a time and motion study

摘要

BackgroundMapping patient and work flow and cost analysis studies can help determine the most efficient and cost effective way of providing health services while still maintaining the best standards of care. This study used both time and motion methodology and hospital data to assess the contribution of staff time and facility usage to the overall cost of cancer care during patient visits to a comprehensive cancer centre in Quebec, using metastatic colorectal cancer as a model.