Appel L
Mich Health Hosp. 2001 Jul-Aug;37(4):8-10.
Delivering health care in today's marketplace is a challenging proposition for most hospitals. Costs go up, but reimbursement doesn't. Rural hospitals face even more serious challenges than their urban counterparts. Fixed costs for pharmaceuticals and employees are about the same as those for hospitals in densely populated areas, but there are fewer patients with which to spread these costs, and rural reimbursement rates tend to be lower.
在当今市场环境下，为大多数医院提供医疗服务是一项具有挑战性的任务。成本上升，但报销费用却没有相应增加。农村医院面临的挑战比城市医院更为严峻。药品和员工的固定成本与人口密集地区的医院大致相同，但分摊这些成本的患者较少，而且农村地区的报销率往往较低。
