Analysis of the arrearage status of inpatient and the control measure

Objective: Understanda the manner,characters of arrearage patients,the trend of arrearage phenomena by investigating the arrearage inpatients.Methods: A retrospective investigation for arrearage of inpatients from 2000 to 2006 was carried out in an army hospital.The data of identity of patient,admission department,admission date and the type of arrearage patient were collected by setting a special database.Excel software was used for statistic.Results: Arrearage often occurred in surgery patient,the ecdemic patient and own expenses case.The number of arrearage cases increased year by year.Conclusion: Effective control arrearage not only need to pay attention to special cases,but also construct the alarming system to strengthen the management,so as to reduce the arrearage happenes.