title: Third party reimbursement.
abstract: The decisions made by materiel managers will continue to be driven to a great extent by cost and budgetary considerations. In fact, the movement to more fixed-rate payment systems tends to create even a greater emphasis on materiel management programs. However, there are strategies that are available to materiel managers to react to the various third party payment systems. In most cases, implementation of these strategies will require coordination between accounting/finance personnel and materiel managers.
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003862:Depreciation; D007182:Income; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare; D014481:United States