title: Development and Appraisal of Multiple Accounting Record System (Mars).
abstract: The aim of the system is to achieve simplification of workflow, reduction of recording time, and increase the income for the study hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  The project team decided to develop a multiple accounting record system that generates the account records based on the nursing records automatically, reduces the time and effort for nurses to review the procedure and provide another note of material consumption. Three configuration files were identified to demonstrate the relationship of treatments and reimbursement items.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The workflow was simplified. The nurses averagely reduced 10 minutes of daily recording time, and the reimbursement points have been increased by 7.49%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The project streamlined the workflow and provides the institute a better way in finical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D004471:Economics, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000191:economics*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D013624:Taiwan