Moving to micro-based cost accounting.
Cost accounting information is needed for flexible budgeting, productivity management, contracting with third party payors, physician evaluation, and investment and divestment decisions. This article discusses why an increasing number of hospital managers are turning to microcomputer-based accounting systems as solutions to these growing needs.
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