Sandrik K
Hospitals. 1990 Feb 5;64(3):32-7.
This issue's cover story asks the question "Who's managing outpatient cancer services?" Data from the American Hospital Association indicate that in many hospitals no one is. In fact, the AHA's survey shows that 90 percent of polled hospitals had no central outpatient cancer program product line manager, and only 27 percent of the outpatient cancer programs had full-time administrators. But this situation is bound to change. As this cover story details, outpatient oncology is becoming a priority program for many hospitals, at the same time that inadequate inpatient reimbursement, patient preference, and new therapies and technologies are quickly shifting the bulk of cancer patients to the outpatient setting. Moreover, significant changes in outpatient payment policies are in the offing.
“谁在管理门诊癌症服务？”美国医院协会的数据表明，在许多医院，无人负责此项工作。事实上，美国医院协会的调查显示，90%的受访医院没有中央门诊癌症项目产品线经理，只有27%的门诊癌症项目有全职管理人员。但这种情况必将改变。正如本期封面故事所详述的，门诊肿瘤学正成为许多医院的重点项目，与此同时，住院报销不足、患者偏好以及新疗法和新技术正迅速将大部分癌症患者转移到门诊环境。此外，门诊支付政策即将发生重大变化。
