Bates B
Samaritan Health Center, Detroit, MI.
Adm Radiol. 1991 Apr;10(4):31, 33-5.
Progressive increases in medical care costs can not continue. Resistance from those who pay the costs--businesses, the government, and individual consumers--is increasing. The cries for greater government insurance and control are becoming louder. Healthcare organizations trying to cut costs often simply reduce staff across-the-board instead of developing ways to reduce the costs related to individual functions performed. More attention must be given to reducing costs by improving processes. Here, healthcare and radiology specifically can take some lessons from the business world.
医疗成本的持续增长态势不能再继续下去了。支付成本的各方——企业、政府和个人消费者——的抵制情绪正在增强。要求政府提供更多保险和加强管控的呼声越来越高。试图削减成本的医疗保健机构通常只是全面裁员，而不是设法降低与各项具体职能相关的成本。必须更加重视通过改进流程来降低成本。在这方面，医疗保健行业，尤其是放射科，可以从商业领域吸取一些经验教训。
