[ comparison of the cost of patient records in a global system with corresponding retrospective reimbursement system: a case study in Iran]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The reimbursement mechanism of the cost of treatment is an important factor which directly or indirectly affects the financial management and control of hospitals costs, hence different countries use different reimbursement systems. This study evaluated the prospective reimbursement system [global system]; at one of the hospitals in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences