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C Tokarski

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PubMed1990

Hospitals are under pressure to justify cost shifting.

You hear it over and over like a recording: Cost shifting is essential to recover losses from Medicare, Medicaid and charity care. But the days of cost shifting as implicit and accepted social policy are over. Payers are looking at hospital profits and resisting the time-honored argument for higher charges. Coalitions of businesses are pooling data to challenge hospital hard-luck stories. Still want to blame prices on the usual demons? Be prepared to prove it.

Cost Allocation↗
PubMed1990

Experts agree quality is measurable, but agreeing on measurement is another matter.

Putting quality initiatives into effect is going to be daunting, experts agreed at a conference sponsored by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Among other things, standards will need to be enforced in a way that encourages true internal improvement in hospitals rather than a cover-up mentality aimed at out-foxing inspectors.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗