title: In times of budget strain, look to basic staffing concepts.
abstract: As healthcare providers tighten budgets, financial managers are seeking creative ways to run their patient accounting departments with fewer personnel. Implementing basic concepts that use limited assets--such as management and staff--can help a patient accounts manager do more with less.
authors: R D
authors: RD
authors: Anspaugh
mesh_terms: D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000191:economics; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States