In Novosibirsk, ‘smart’ medical service cost computation solution presented
Research Systems, a young resident of Novosibirsk’s Academpark techno-park in Siberia, has developed its own ‘smart’ software enabled methodology to calculate price rates for medical services, the Academpark website reports.
May 29, 2013
The methodology is said to enable users to take into account the category and other distinctive features of a specific medical service provider, as well as all other factors believed to influence the cost of services, such as the territory where the provider is located, ongoing development costs, organizational structure, etc.
According to Yevgeny Pavlovsky, the project manager, federal legislation on compulsory medical insurance requires that starting January 1, 2013, a patient pay the full price of services he or she has received in a medical entity. However, clinics and hospitals still use old methodologies that do not reflect the actual cost of services rendered.
In addition to calculating the cost of services to bill to customers, the methodology can be useful in planning a flow of patients, assessing the efficiency of an entity’s work, automatically generating optimal working schedules, etc.
It is believed to be the pioneering product in Russia’s healthcare automation market. At the moment, it is being tested at two of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences’ key Siberian research institutes. The project is slated for full launch in September 2013.
The project has also been presented to visitors of the MedSib international medical exhibition which is closing in Novosibirsk later today.
According to Yevgeny Pavlovsky, the project manager, federal legislation on compulsory medical insurance requires that starting January 1, 2013, a patient pay the full price of services he or she has received in a medical entity. However, clinics and hospitals still use old methodologies that do not reflect the actual cost of services rendered.
In addition to calculating the cost of services to bill to customers, the methodology can be useful in planning a flow of patients, assessing the efficiency of an entity’s work, automatically generating optimal working schedules, etc.
It is believed to be the pioneering product in Russia’s healthcare automation market. At the moment, it is being tested at two of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences’ key Siberian research institutes. The project is slated for full launch in September 2013.
The project has also been presented to visitors of the MedSib international medical exhibition which is closing in Novosibirsk later today.