1、COST MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE:STATUS QUO AND OPPORTUNITIES2COST MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE:STATUS QUO AND OPPORTUNITIESExecutive Summary.5Costing Practices in Healthcare:An Overview.6Cost Management in Healthcare:Challenges and Opportunities.7 Impact of Costing Practices.7 Adoption of Advanced Costing
2、 Systems and Methodologies.8 Improving Costing Practices:Benefits.9 Improving Costing Practices:Challenges.9 Improving Costing Practices:Future Directions.10Evolving Roles of the Finance Function in Healthcare.12 Business Demands of the Finance Function.12 Driving Changes.13 Revenue and Profitabilit
3、y Initiatives.14 Lowering Healthcare Costs.14 Contribution to Health Equity.15Conclusion.17TABLE OF CONTENTS3COST MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE:STATUS QUO AND OPPORTUNITIESIMA(Institute of Management Accountants)is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the ma
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