Achieving Short-Term Medicare Savings through the Expansion of the Prospective Payment System

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 18-25

  Averill, Richard F ^a   Kalison, Michael J ^b   Vertrees, James C ^c   Goldfield, Norbert I ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b Kalison McBride PA   (United States)

^c SOLON Consulting Group Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related groups; Medicare; Prospective payment system

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEES, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030227309     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199623000-00003     Document Type: Article

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