title: Health care expenditure and hospital management.
abstract: The article briefly describes the health financing system of Japan and then proceeds to analyse expenditure. The focus, however, of the paper is to express concern at the poor level of management in the hospital systems in Japan. The author urges hospital directors to engage in a much more pro-active management approach.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Health Services Management, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawabuchi
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005380:Financing, Government; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007564:Japan; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D016134:Organizational Policy