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Proposal for a Fuzzy Model to Assess Cost Overrun in Healthcare Due to Delays in Treatment
Title: Proposal for a Fuzzy Model to Assess Cost Overrun in Healthcare Due to Delays in Treatment |
Authors: Brotons, Jose M Sansalvador, Manuel E. |
Editor: MDPI |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Estudios Económicos y Financieros |
Issue Date: 2021-02-17 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/30743 |
Abstract:
Apart from the effects of treating those infected with COVID‐19, the pandemic has also
affected treatment for other diseases, which has been either interrupted or canceled. The aim of this
paper is to provide a financial model for obtaining the cost overrun resulting from the worsening of
illnesses and deaths for each of the causes considered. To achieve this, first deaths have been
classified into causes of death and for each of these causes, an estimation has been made of the
worsening condition of patients due to delay in treatment. Through these data, a fuzzy relation
between deaths and the worsening condition of patients can be obtained. Next, the expertise process
has been used to estimate cost overrun in relation to patients’ pathologies. The experts’ opinions
have been aggregated using ordered weighted average (OWA). Lastly, using fuzzy logic again, a
correction coefficient has been determined, which optimizes the future implementation of the
proposed model without the need for a new estimation of inputs. The paper concludes with a
numerical example for a better comprehension of the proposed theoretical model. Ultimately, it
provides the scientific community in general and in particular managers of public administration
entities with a novel tool for improving the efficiency of the healthcare system.
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Keywords/Subjects: fuzzy logic financial model ordered weighted average healthcare cost COVID‐19 |
Knowledge area: CDU: Ciencias sociales: Economía |
Type of document: info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/math9040408 |
Appears in Collections: Artículos Estudios Económicos y Financieros
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