Subscribers: Please read the following carefully. Single copies of HOSPICAL are free of charge to institutions in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. - Sam Lanfranco, ListHOST/Admin ------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcing publication of "HOSPICAL: A Tool for Allocating Hospital Costs" from Management Sciences for Health. Hospital managers, policymakers, and provincial health officers can use HOSPICAL to analyze current costs and revenue. They can also make plans to improve a hospital's performance and enhance its sustainability. The tool consists of a user's guide and an electronic spreadsheet file that allows managers to allocate resource costs to individual hospital departments; measure the performance of departments; compare revenue with costs; compare costs among hospitals; and set cost standards based on high-performing hospitals. Funding for this publication was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development under the APHIA Financing and Sustainability (AFS) Project. You may learn more about the AFS project at http://www.msh.org/features/conferences/afs/index.html. Single copies of HOSPICAL are free of charge to institutions in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Funds received from sales in North America, Western Europe, Japan, and Australia support reprinting and distribution of our publications in 180 countries. Browse and order our publications online at http://www.msh.org/publications anytime or contact us through our email address [log in to unmask] Please forward this message to colleagues who might be interested in this practical and useful tool. Sincerely, Sherry Cotaco Bookstore and Distribution Manager Management Sciences for Health 165 Allandale Road Boston, MA 02130 Tel: 617-524-7799 x248 Fax: 617-524-2825 E-mail: [log in to unmask]