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hasannezhad B, mosavinezhad S M. Examining the Amount of Change in the Demand for Paraclinical Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis. Paramedical Sciences and Military Health 2024; 18 (4) :24-31
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1- Researcher, PhD Student in Health Services Management, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , hasannezhadbehnam@gmail.com
2- Researcher, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Researcher, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic crisis led to a decrease in the demand for clinical services and a deficit in hospital revenues; however, the extent of the demand reduction for paraclinical services is not known. Therefore, the present study examines the decrease in demand for paraclinical services as the most important revenue-generating units of the hospital.
Methods and Materials: This descriptive-analytical study was performed through retrospective method. The number of clients and the number of services of paraclinical units (laboratory, imaging, physiotherapy) as well as dental services and the number of clients’ clinics of one of the public educational-therapeutic hospitals in Tehran city in the first 4 months of 2018 and 2019 received from the health information technology unit and the percentage of changes for Paraclinic service requests and outpatient were calculated. In addition, the income of the mentioned units was checked.
Results: In the studied hospital, the provision of laboratory services decreased by 70%, physiotherapy decreased by 58%, radiology decreased by 53%, and pathology services decreased by 35% compared to the same months in the previous year (2018). The number of clients’ clinic also decreased by 40%; however, overall dental services increased by 42%.
Discussion and Conclusion: Although the Corona crisis led to a decrease in the provision of paraclinical and outpatient services, the studied hospital was not associated with loss. Moreover, this was due to the annual increase in the tariff of medical services.
Methods and Materials: This descriptive-analytical study was performed through retrospective method. The number of clients and the number of services of paraclinical units (laboratory, imaging, physiotherapy) as well as dental services and the number of clients’ clinics of one of the public educational-therapeutic hospitals in Tehran city in the first 4 months of 2018 and 2019 received from the health information technology unit and the percentage of changes for Paraclinic service requests and outpatient were calculated. In addition, the income of the mentioned units was checked.
Results: In the studied hospital, the provision of laboratory services decreased by 70%, physiotherapy decreased by 58%, radiology decreased by 53%, and pathology services decreased by 35% compared to the same months in the previous year (2018). The number of clients’ clinic also decreased by 40%; however, overall dental services increased by 42%.
Discussion and Conclusion: Although the Corona crisis led to a decrease in the provision of paraclinical and outpatient services, the studied hospital was not associated with loss. Moreover, this was due to the annual increase in the tariff of medical services.
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Received: 2024/06/16 | Accepted: 2024/07/4 | Published: 2024/08/20
Received: 2024/06/16 | Accepted: 2024/07/4 | Published: 2024/08/20
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