Application of Functional Independence Measure-Function Related Groups and Resource Utilization Groups-Version III Systems Across Post Acute Settings

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 695-705

  Eilertsen, Theresa B ^a   Kramer, Andrew M ^b   Schlenker, Robert E ^b   Hrincevich, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost and cost analysis; FIM FRGs; Post acute care; Prospective payment system; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation facilities; RUG III; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REHABILITATION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032063640     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199805000-00009     Document Type: Article

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