title: Product costing for health care firms.
abstract: Product costing is an important management function for today's health care executive. A standard costing approach may be used based on two sets of standards: a standard cost profile and a standard treatment protocol.
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000379:methods; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States