LGE's hospitals use subaccounts to track a variety of medical supplies. They use these subaccounts to track both inventory and revenue. LGE created a Medical Supplies template, shown in this table, to simplify the setup of detail accounts.
         
          
          
           
           
          
          
           
            | Subaccount | 
            Description | 
           
          
          
           
            | 100 | 
            Non-prescription drugs | 
           
           
            | 200 | 
            Prescription drugs | 
           
           
            | 300 | 
            Needles | 
           
           
            | 400 | 
            Lab supplies - swabs, glass | 
           
           
            | 500 | 
            Disposal - tissues, gloves | 
           
          
         
         LGE applied the Medical Supplies subaccount template to two major accounts with these results:
         
          Applied to Stock Supplies (15100)
          
           
           
            
            
            
           
           
            
             | 15100 | 
             100 | 
             Stock Supplies - Non-prescription drugs | 
            
            
             | 15100 | 
             200 | 
             Stock Supplies - Prescription drugs | 
            
            
             | 15100 | 
             300 | 
             Stock Supplies - Needles | 
            
            
             | 15100 | 
             400 | 
             Stock Supplies - Lab supplies - swabs, glass | 
            
            
             | 15100 | 
             500 | 
             Stock Supplies - Disposal - tissues, gloves | 
            
           
          
          
         
          Applied to Hospital Sales (41100)
          
           
           
            
            
            
           
           
            
             | 41100 | 
             100 | 
             Hospital Sales - Non-prescription drugs | 
            
            
             | 41100 | 
             200 | 
             Hospital Sales - Prescription drugs | 
            
            
             | 41100 | 
             300 | 
             Hospital Sales - Needles | 
            
            
             | 41100 | 
             400 | 
             Hospital Sales - Lab supplies - swabs, glass | 
            
            
             | 41100 | 
             500 | 
             Hospital Sales - Disposal - tissues, gloves |