title: Accounting principles, reporting rules, and payment practices.
abstract: Misconceptions concerning the distinction between accounting principles, reporting rules, and payment practices and how they interrelate can lessen the effectiveness of hospital financial managers in these areas/clarification and recommendations are offered.
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004282:Documentation; D005375:Financial Audit; D006753:Hospital Records; D014481:United States