CHI PHÍ TRỰC TIẾP CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH GLÔCÔM ĐANG THEO DÕI TẠI PHÒNG KHÁM DIXPANSE KHOA GLÔCÔM BỆNH VIỆN MẮT TRUNG ƯƠNG NĂM 2026

Abstract

Vietnam National Eye Hospital is a leading specialist hospital providing treatment and long-term follow-up care for many patients with Glaucoma. This study was to describe the direct costs among patients with Glaucoma receiving follow-up care at the Dispensary Clinic, Department of Glaucoma, Vietnam National Eye Hospital, in 2026. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, combining direct medical costs  of 312 patients from retrospective hospital data and direct non-medical costs from a survey using a semi-structured questionnaire. The mean total direct costs of the most recent inpatient and outpatient treatment episodes were VND 4581799.18 and VND 2588581.33 per patient, respectively. Hospital bed charges accounted for the largest share of inpatient direct medical costs (35.20%), whereas medications accounted for the largest share of outpatient direct medical costs (71.78%). Health insurance covered 84.41% of inpatient direct medical costs but only 11.23% of outpatient direct medical costs. Transportation cost accounted for 74.98% of outpatient direct non-medical costs.