Krug H
Wayne County Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA.
Radiol Manage. 1990 Fall;12(4):28-33.
By segregating asymptomatic from symptomatic patients and realizing the significance of induced revenue and profits created by screening mammography, community hospitals and physicians can make this screening procedure affordable to women in their community. Induced revenue is the total gross revenue produced by subsequent exams due to equivocal results of the initial exam. Profits result from this induced revenue less insurance adjustments and costs incurred by the institution in performing subsequent exams.
通过将无症状患者与有症状患者区分开来，并认识到乳腺钼靶筛查所带来的诱导收入和利润的重要性，社区医院和医生可以让社区中的女性能够负担得起这种筛查程序。诱导收入是指由于初次检查结果不明确而进行后续检查所产生的总毛收入。利润来自于这种诱导收入减去保险调整以及机构在进行后续检查时产生的成本。
