Hurwitz M R
Kowalski-Dickow Associates, Milwaukee, WI.
Healthc Financ Manage. 1993 Sep;47(9):52, 54, 56.
Patient supply charges, billed to patients for the consumption of medical/surgical supplies, have been in use since the first medical insurance programs were established. But, as healthcare costs have escalated, so have supply charges. In turn, initiatives to limit supply charges have been promulgated, and healthcare financial managers should be sensitive to the fact that the cost of a patient supply charge program can exceed the real contribution generated by such a program.
患者供应费用，即因患者使用医疗/手术用品而向其收取的费用，自首个医疗保险计划设立以来就一直存在。但是，随着医疗成本的不断攀升，供应费用也水涨船高。相应地，限制供应费用的举措也已出台，医疗财务管理人士应当意识到，患者供应费用计划的成本可能超过该计划所产生的实际收益。
