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The basic need for hospital cost accounting expands. 1990

J Ryan

Due to the nature of the health delivery process, hospitals can neither control nor accurately predict the daily volume of the patients it will serve. Jim Ryan, marketing manager for CPSI discusses megatrends affecting cost reporting needs and the difficulties involved in hospital cost accounting.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008331	Management Information Systems	Systems designed to provide information primarily concerned with the administrative functions associated with the provision and utilization of services; also includes program planning, etc.	Information System, Management,Information Systems, Management,Management Information System,System, Management Information,Systems, Management Information
D003365	Costs and Cost Analysis	Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.	Affordability,Analysis, Cost,Cost,Cost Analysis,Cost Comparison,Cost Measures,Cost-Minimization Analysis,Costs and Cost Analyses,Costs, Cost Analysis,Pricing,Affordabilities,Analyses, Cost,Analyses, Cost-Minimization,Analysis, Cost-Minimization,Comparison, Cost,Comparisons, Cost,Cost Analyses,Cost Comparisons,Cost Measure,Cost Minimization Analysis,Cost, Cost Analysis,Cost-Minimization Analyses,Costs,Measure, Cost,Measures, Cost
D006748	Hospital Departments	Major administrative divisions of the hospital.	Departments, Hospital,Department, Hospital,Hospital Department
D000066	Accounting	System of recording financial transactions.	Accountings
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.