Integrated Cost Accounting and Medical Management Information System for the Indian Health Service. Final Report of a Study

摘要

The study was designed to establish, for the Indian Health Service, the functional and operational capabilities of an integrated medical management and cost accounting system using diagnosis-related groups. The objectives of this integrated information system are to: improve medical and program management, improve third-party billing capability, facilitate comparisons with other private and governmental health care programs, and facilitate potential to serve non-Indians. The contractor collected information through interviews with knowledgeable government officials and existing information provided by IHS and other federal agencies. The study cataloged and analyzed existing IHS systems and development efforts, established general functional and operational capabilities for the desired new system, developed alternative approaches to securing the desired capabilities, and developed an implementation plan for the desired approach.