The financial and administrative portions of the medical record were computerized first [ 1], and specialized hospital information systems gradually evolved into the first, comprehensive, modern EHRs [ 2, 3].
There were 32 data elements in the administrative and demographic portion of the tool, and up to 406 data elements in the rest of the tool, although the number of elements varied by case, depending on the health history and particular clinical management (tests, procedures, complications) of the patient.
Data on the BIR portion of administrative costs is not yet available in the published literature.
Several studies have used micro-costing methods — cost estimates constructed from detailed classification of resource use or expenditures — to quantify the portion of administrative costs attributable to BIR activities in physician and hospital sectors.
First, a certain portion of administrative cost of the trust such as provision of floor space at subsidised rate to insurer, sharing of a part of the salary bill of field staff and so on might have reduced the administrative cost burden of the insurance intermediary.
A significant limitation of this analysis is that it was not always possible to quantify the portion of administrative staff time and other overhead resources that would have been needed in the absence of the CM program, i.e., the incremental opportunity cost of the overhead inputs.
Fort Smith, former administrative region of the southern portion of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Sevenoaks, district occupying the westernmost portion of the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, southeast of London.
Mr. LeRoy's case underscores the need to overhaul that portion of the administrative code, which federal appeals courts have twice ruled unconstitutional, some experts in forfeiture law said.
2. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to agree to the sale of nearly 13 million ounces of IMF gold which will finance an endowment the return on which will fund a portion of IMF administrative expenses and expand the IMF's investment authority.
