Interventional pulmonology programs provide clinical benefit to patients and are financially sustainable. In order to appreciate and illustrate the economic value of interventional pulmonology programs to hospital systems, physicians must have an understanding of basic healthcare finance. Total revenue, adjusted gross revenue, contribution margin, variable direct costs, and indirect costs are terms that are essential for understanding the finances of bronchoscopy. Command of such vocabulary and its application is crucial for interventional pulmonologists to successfully establish financially sustainable bronchoscopy programs. Two significant features of an economically sustainable bronchoscopy program are high procedural volumes and low direct cost per case. Interventional pulmonology programs are valuable to the patients being served and hospitals as a whole. Consideration of the various factors needed to maintain financial sustainability are essential to improve the quality of care for patients as the cost of care remains a critical driver in defining value.

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介入肺病学项目的财务理由：术语和项目模型

介入性肺病学计划为患者提供临床益处并且在财务上是可持续的。为了理解和说明介入肺病学项目对医院系统的经济价值，医生必须了解基本的医疗保健财务。总收入、调整后的总收​​入、边际贡献、可变直接成本和间接成本是理解支气管镜检查财务必不可少的术语。掌握这些词汇及其应用对于介入肺科医生成功建立经济上可持续的支气管镜检查计划至关重要。经济上可持续的支气管镜检查计划的两个显着特点是程序量大和每个病例的直接成本低。介入性肺病学计划对接受服务的患者和整个医院都很有价值。考虑维持财务可持续性所需的各种因素对于提高患者护理质量至关重要，因为护理成本仍然是定义价值的关键驱动因素。