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Table 2 Basic parameters of the model

From: Economic efficiency versus accessibility: Planning of the hospital landscape in rural regions using a linear model on the example of paediatric and obstetric wards in the northeast of Germany

Number of hospitals

 

3

Number of DRGs

 

2

j = 1

delivery

j = 2

paediatrics

Capacity of personal category i in hospital k, i = 1..5, k = 1..3

 

k ik

i = 1

1760 h

i = 2

1760 h

i = 3

1760 h

i = 4

1760 h

i = 5

1760 h

Time consumption of personal category i for production of one unit of DRG j in hospital k, j = 1..2; i = 1..5; k = 1..3

 

j = 1

j = 2

1

16.2

 

2

2.33

 

3

 

14.50

4

 

22.62

5

 

1.00

Rebate of DRG j, j = 1..2

d1 = 1505.68

d2 = 3135.10

Direct cost for one case of DRG j in hostpial k, j = 1..2; k = 1..3

a1,k = 152.59

a2,k = 244.64

Department fixed costs of department j in hospital k, j = 1..2; k = 1..3

FA1k = 576,500

FA2k = 679,000

Fixed cost per bed for DRG j in hospital k, j = 1..2; k = 1..3

bA1k = 15,253.47

bA2k = 20,212.24

Cost per staff of category i in hospital k, i = 1..5; k = 1..3

 

w ik

i = 1

56,700

i = 2

101,250

i = 3

56,700

i = 4

56,700

i = 5

101,250

Average lengths of stay in DRG j, j = 1..2

v1 = 3.10

v2 = 4.92