title: Transparent goals. Rational pricing will help hospitals continue to build trust in their communities.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Financial Management Association, Westchester, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000592:standards; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000592:standards; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000592:standards*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012941:Social Responsibility; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States