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MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS IN HOSPITAL IN
MAKASSAR
Tenriwaru
Syamsu Alam
Gagaring Pagalung
Abstrack
This article discusses the environmental management of hospital costs. The
purpose of this article was to see how far the environmental accounting spawned
appropriate accounting model to capitalize on the value lost as a result of the
impact of hospital operations that pollute the environment. As a public
organization that serves public health, many hospital operations potentially cause
environmental problems because of the waste generated is the producer of
hazardous waste. Types of medical waste including radioactive waste, infectious
waste, pathology and anatomy, cytotoxic waste, chemical and pharmaceutical
waste that is harmful to suistanable development.If this is not appropriate waste
management, medical waste and pollutants produced can be harmful to the
surrounding environment and threaten the survival.
This research was conducted in three major hospitals in the Hospital Makassar
Wahidin Sudirohusodo (RS WS), RS. Ibnu Sina and RS Bhayangkara.
Data were analyzed by using qualitative descriptive analysis method to describe
the management of the environmental costs that occurred in the hospital.
The results showed that during the environmental costs have not been allocated
appropriately and accurately. All still joined as operating costs or general and
administrative costs. This will be bad for the resulting costs are likely to be
distorted and affect the performance of the hospital.
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1. INTRODUCTION
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well as monetary information regarding all expenditures and savings relating
to the environment (UN DSD, 2001) , Such information can assist
management in managing the environment because the management has
enough information to control the use of materials, water and energy, waste
and emissions control, while controlling the cost of the environment. Various
decisions related to the environment can be taken with any information
enabling the improvement of environmental performance.
Selg (1994) states that one way to do environmental protection in the long
term is to integrate environmental considerations into the company's
accounting system. Bebbington (2001) states that accounting plays a very
important role in managing the relationship between the company and the
environment.
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environment because the management has enough information to control the
use of materials, water and energy, waste and emissions control, while
controlling the cost of the environment. Various decisions related to the
environment can be taken with any information enabling the improvement of
environmental performance.
The hospital is a public service institution that actually provide health services
to the public, but it can not be denied in its operations poses environmental
effects of the potentially interfere with the survival of future generations when
the resulting waste management problems are not handled properly.
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environmental degradation , The results showed that the management is quite
understand the importance of environmental performance in sustainable
development, management accountants well-informed about environmental
management accounting and environmental management accounting system
effective for improving environmental performance.
The aim of this research was to see how far the environmental management
accounting spawned appropriate accounting model to capitalize on the value
lost as a result of the impact of hospital operations that pollute the
environment.
2.THEORICAL BASED
Freeman et, al. (2002) explains that the organization is not an entity that operates
for its own sake, but provide benefits to stakeholders. Stakeholders are defined as
"a group or individual who can memenagruhi or affected by the achievement of
organizational goals". This definition describes the existence of an organization
influenced by the support provided by the stakeholders of the organization, so that
organsisasi should map the stakeholders, identifies the main stakeholders and
secondary stakeholders, alignment between stakeholders and organizations, as
well as the effects (economic, technological, social, political and managerial ).
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2.2. Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability to meet the needs of future generations.
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), quoted by
Burritt and Lehman (1995) defines sustainable development as "development
that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet Reviews their own needs." The latest definition shows
three aspects contained in sustainable development is "development that does
not destroy or undermine the ecological, economic or social basis on the
which continued development depends" (Herath, 2005). Thus, it can be said
that the core of sustainable development is to meet the needs of the present
generation without compromising the needs of future generations, by
fulfilling three aspects: economic, social and environmental.
Sustainable development does not just concentrate on environmental issues.
Wider than the scope of sustainable development includes three policies:
economic development, social development and environmental protection.
The documents of the UN, especially the 2005 World Summit outcome
document mentions all three dimensions are interrelated and constitute the
driving pillars for sustainable development.
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the "development not only understood as economic development, but also as a
means to achieve the satisfaction of intellectual, emotional, moral, and spiritual".
in this view, cultural diversity is the fourth policy of sustainable development
policy sphere.
From the definition given UNEP Green Economy in the sense of a simple
sentence can be interpreted as a low-carbon economy (do not produce emissions
and environmental pollution), saving natural resources and social justice. In
addition, the green economy approach is meant to synergize the three basic
values: profit, people, and planet. This view calls for economic actors not only
maximize profit alone, but must also make a positive contribution to the
community and participate in protecting the environment. The concept of green
economy is expected to be a way out. Being a bridge between the growth of
development, social justice and environmental friendly and saving natural
resources.
The concept of green accounting is already started developing since the 1970s in
Europe, followed by starting the development of studies related to the issue of
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green accounting in the 1980s (Bebbington, 1997; Gray, et al., 1995). In the
developed countries such as those in Europe (Roussey, 1992), Japan (Djogo,
2006) will concern environmental issues is growing rapidly both in theory and
practice. This is evidenced by the many regulations related to this environment.
Cooper explained the terms of green accounting in his article as follows; The
introduction of "green accounting", however well thoughtout, will, under the
present system of accounting phallogocentric, do nothing to AVERT today's
environmental crisis. In fact, it could a make matters even worse (Cooper, 1992,
p. 36).
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waste management, reduction of energy consumption and materials or
opportunities for recycling materials. From an environmental perspective, this
information can also be used in the development of more efficient processes that
lead to innovation. Adams (2002), found that companies that present
environmental information system can develop better internal controls and directs
the decision-making is better anyway.
IFAC (2005) divides the three uses and benefits the environment or environmental
management accounting management accounting / EMA. Firstly, compliance or
adherence, where beneficial EMA to support environmental protection through
compliance with environmental regulations and internal environmental policy
making. This can be done by planning and implementing investment to control
pollution, to replace toxic materials, and reporting waste and emissions produced
to the regulator. Second, eco-efficiency, in which the benefit is provided in the
form of simultaneous support for a reduction in costs and environmental impact
through the use of energy, water.
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these costs are clearly identified, the company will tend to take advantage of
opportunities to reduce environmental impacts.
I Wayan Suartana (2010) states in total environmental quality model, the ideal
situation is no damage to the environment. Damage is defined as direct
degradation of the environment, such as the emission of solid residue, liquid, or
gas into the environment (eg, water pollution and air pollution), or indirectly
degradation such as the use of raw materials and energy unnecessarily.
Sigar Tigor Benjamin Tambunan (2007) classifying environmental costs into four
categories:
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4. The cost of failure of the External Environment (external environmental
failure), are the costs for activities undertaken as well as removing waste or waste
into the environment. This fee is divided into two external failure costs Realized
(Realized external failure costs) is experienced and costs paid by the company.
External failure costs were not realized (unrealized External failure costs) or
social costs caused by the company, but experienced and paid for by the parties
outside the company. Examples of failure costs eksernal realized are: cleaning the
polluted lake, oil spill cleanup, cleanup of contaminated groundwater, the use of
raw materials and energy inefficiently, settlement of personal injury claims work
practices are not environmentally friendly, etc. Examples of social costs are:
covers medical care because of the polluted air (individual welfare), loss of use of
the lake as a place of recreation for pollution (degradation), the loss of jobs due to
contamination (individual welfare), and the destruction of ecosystems due to the
disposal of solid waste (degradation).
3. RESEARCH METHODS
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3.3 Sample Research
The study was conducted at three hospitals in the city of Makassar namely,
Wahidin Sudiro Husodo RS, RS Bhayangkara, and Ibn Sina Hospital. Selection of
this hospital was purposively. The criteria are Wahidin Sudiro Husodo a
government hospital type A which became a reference in eastern Indonesia, RS
RS Bhayangkara is managed by the National Police and the final Ibn Sina
Hospital is a private hospital run by the Foundation endowment UMI. The third
hospital had a rate of outpatient visits and hospitalizations were high that also has
the potential to produce waste, whether it is medical waste, liquid waste and
household waste on a large scale that could potentially pollute the environment.
The research data is primary and secondary data, collected through interviews and
review of the literature related to the topic of this research.
a. Identify activities that are directly related to the environment and that are not
directly related to the environment.
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hospital in East Indonesia. Currently hospitals RS WS is a legal entity BLU
(Public Service Board) and the hospitals with international service standards.
In Indonesia there are six JCI accredited government hospitals, namely Hospital
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, Jakarta Fatmawati
Hospital, Dr. Sardjito Hospital and Dr dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo Makassar, as
well as the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta. This certificate is a
recognition internasioanal standard of services provided by hospitals WS as the
Academic Medical Center Hospital.
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maintenance and conservation of the waste associated with handling large even
this is not only 0.8-1% in 2014.
For the management of hospital waste is available a special tool that can be used
to handle various types of waste generated. The main tool which is owned
namely:
a. Incinerator; This tool is a waste crusher using high temperature combustion of
solid waste that fall into the category of hazardous and toxic waste (B3). Then the
ash produced from the combustion is handled by a third party in this case PT
Multazam which is a private company that transports waste.
b. Autoclub used for the sterilization of medical waste. This tool numbers quite a
lot, because it is used in every installation in the environment RSWS.
Uptake of the biggest costs for handling this waste comes only from the
procurement of equipment and maintenance costs are not great. Strategic steps
that have been carried out with regard to the handling of waste RS RS WS ie meet
international standards by completing all requirements relating to waste handling.
Then the handling of this waste has become a vision and mission in public health
services, as stated in the vision and mission of RS WS.
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from the Ministry of Environment (MOE). There are eligibility requirements are
met incinerator so that the permit can not be granted.
For the cost of environmental management almost say nil or very small and is
allocated only as cleaning fee. Moreover there is no longer the allocation of other
costs related to environmental preservation.
Hospital "Ibn Sina" YW-UMI Makassar is hospital grade B, based on the standard
of service, equipment, space and power hospitals (Directorate General of Medical
Services Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 1994).The hospital has
not had a medical waste incinerator, so the B3 waste generated in the ketigakan to
PT Multazam. Then the wastewater produced made manually drain behind the
hospital. Lastly, household waste generated is handled by the Department of
Health of Makassar. Costs incurred for the treatment of hospital waste are all
treated as operating expenses and no special allocation as the environmental
recovery costs. And operating costs even this is not distinguished as the cost of
cleanliness, so it makes just as operating costs so difficult to trace as
environmental costs. Uptake costs consumed for the treatment of hospital waste
was not big only around 0.2-1% per year.
4.6. DISCUSSION
These results indicate that the hospital has not had its own environmental costs.
All still joined as operating costs or general and administrative costs. Weakness is
very prominent with the accounting treatment like this is difficult to do the
identification of how much we cost absorption should in waste management. The
impact is hard to get management accurate information regarding the cost
absorption in the waste management chain. This of course will affect the
performance of the organization, there may be costs uptake inaccurate.
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will affect the amount to be paid by the people to get health care. Cases like this a
lot happening Indonesia, huge medical expenses to be incurred but not qualified
because many costs are not the right target. This happens because of the absence
of a clear cost analysis, so that the public may pay dearly for the price should be
cheap or otherwise pay cheap to expensive price. Of course this will affect the
performance of the organization in this regard suistanable organizations because
information about the company's profits are not representative.
Other weaknesses revealed during the interview is long and convoluted procedure
of permission to operate Incinerator. Until now already operate the RS WS has not
gone down despite the operational license from the Ministry of Environment. So
also the supervisor of the Environmental Agency and the City of the province are
not routinely checked on the implementation of EIA in hospital, or if there are
findings are not followed up. This needs attention and cooperation of all parties,
especially acting as the impact of environmental pollution will damage the quality
of the environment.
Other weaknesses revealed during the interview is long and convoluted procedure
of permission to operate and Incinerator. Until now already operate and the RS
WS has not gone down despite the operational license from the Ministry of
Environment. So Also the supervisor of the Environmental Agency and the City
of the province are not routinely checked on the implementation of EIA in
hospital, or if there are findings are not Followed up. This needs attention and
cooperation of all parties, especially acting as the impact of environmental
pollution will damage the quality of the environment.
6. SUGGESTIONS
The need for cooperation and intense communication of all parties associated with
the management of the hospital setting in this case the handling of medical wastes
that are hazardous to health and environment. Such as permit procedures could be
more simple then important also held dissemination to stakeholders about the
dangers of medical waste and penalties for miss it.
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Then for the hospital management had time to do a proper cost analysis of the
target so there is no error in the decision-making relating to the determination of
the cost of services produced by RS. Surely this would have an impact on hospital
performance improvement because the costs were well controlled.
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