Thesis

Accountants measure a business entity's income, expenses and changes resources. Back in the day, prior to the widespread use of spread sheet and computer applications, Accountants used journals and ledgers in which they recorded business transactions. Hence the term keeping the books. As computer applications became main stream, this keeping of the books Accountants do, has gradually migrated into computerized spreadsheets. Gradually, Accounting systems dedicated to this function were developed and the term Computerized Accounting was born.

The Computerized Billing System is intended for large telecommunications companies focused on the provision of long-distance and international phone services to both corporate and private customers.

The system implements a revolutionary customer service technology utilizing credit and pre-paid payment systems, as well as various combinations of both; introduces a flexible system of tariffs, discounts and penalties and a flexible billing and collection system; provides enhanced support of regulatory and reference information; leads to increases in the speed of processing data while enhancing its reliability.

The system was designed using advanced computer-based techniques based on CASE-tools and Oracle software development tools.

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HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, MD, has announced that providers and insures have agreed to work with HHS to develop a nationwide, computerized insurance billing system. The agreement is the product of a closed-door summit of Federal health officials and health industry representatives. Under the system, every person publicly or privately insured would receive a computer-encoded card. The card would give providers access to a national database that contained the individual's complete medica.1 history and insurance coverage information The program's goal, Sullivan said, is "to slash the red tape Americans face in obtaining health care." Changes to the current billing system would save about...