title: New accounting system helps control costs.
abstract: With the split-cost accounting system, charges are made more equitable and patients pay for exactly what they get/Third-party payers in Massachusetts seem to like the system.
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D001900:Boston; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000145:classification; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling