Medicare's payment system: Its effect on discharges to skilled nursing facilities from rehabilitation hospitals

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 715-719

  Chan, Leighton ^a,b   Ciol, Marcia ^c  

^a Health Care Financing Administration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; Rehabilitation; Reimbursement, incentive; Skilled nursing facilities; Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

EID: 0034045044     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.6304     Document Type: Article

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