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Objective: this article aims at contributing to the attempts of costing COVID-19 patients in Egyptian quarantine hospitals (EQHs) by examining the process of delivering healthcare for moderate COVID-19 cases in El-Mahalla chest hospital (MCH) as one among several hospitals designated by the Egyptian ministry of health and population (MoHP) to serve the needs of COVID-19 patients. Methods: as a moderate COVID-19 case myself, I was quarantined in MCH for six days where I relied on observations and interviews to identify the care process of moderate COVID-19 cases including activities, tasks, actions, resources consumed, and supplies used. Conclusion: defining the healthcare process of COVID-19 cases would enable TD-ABC to estimate care costs, thereby narrowing the gap between cost and outcomes studies in the Egyptian environment which would allow cost teams to work alongside medical teams to identify sustainable improvements and deliver valuable care.
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