Barber J D
Hospital Council of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Hospitals. 1992 Jun 20;66(12):68.
The real causes of hospital cost increases originate with societal problems like poverty, lack of education, drug abuse, and violences, the author contends. In addition, rampant consumerism and an irrational delivery system play a part in cost increases. Health care professionals need to understand these causes and be able to explain them to their acquaintances outside the field, the author says.
作者认为，医院成本增加的真正原因源自贫困、缺乏教育、药物滥用和暴力等社会问题。此外，猖獗的消费主义和不合理的医疗服务提供体系也在成本增加中起到了一定作用。作者表示，医疗保健专业人员需要了解这些原因，并能够向该领域之外的熟人进行解释。
