The accurate and prompt collecting of hospital cost is important for gathering real and reliable data for cost accounting.

医院成本能否及时、准确地归集，关系到成本核算数据的真实、可靠。

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Health Grades is trying to make its doctor ratings more empirical but will need to recover the considerable cost of collecting good data.

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Much of the cost of collecting biometric and personal data has already been shifted to the passport service, on the grounds that passports must meet tougher international standards.

ECONOMIST: Identity cards