[The effects of the revision of medical repayment standards on pharmaceutical counseling services and revenue at pediatrics of Kanazawa University Hospital].
This paper analyzes the effects of the revision of medical repayment standards in April 2000 on pharmaceutical care and economics. The total number of sessions of counseling that can be claimed in 1 month has apparently improved at the Pediatrics Department of Kanazawa University Hospital. On the other hand, actual repayment for said services has not necessarily risen accordingly. This was shown by adopting new calculation modalities for actual claims before revision. We believe that this discrepancy occurs because the charge for each service has decreased from 480 points to 350 points, while maximum number of effective claims per month has risen from twice to four times.
Division of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa 920-8641, Japan.
Keiko
K
Kanaya
Hironori
H
Nagahira
Hiroyuki
H
Hurukawa
Ryo
R
Matsushita
Hisashi
H
Bunko
Kenichi
K
Miyamoto
Kazuko
K
Kimura
D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006302:Health Services Research; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000592:standards*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review