An examination of Medicare Home Health Services: A descriptive study of the effects of the Balanced Budget Act interim payment system on access to and quality of care

Care Management Journals

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 238-247

  Smith, B M ^a   Maloy, K A ^a   Hawkins, D J ^a  

^a Institute of Medicine   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STAFF; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034425308     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.2.4.238     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Fee-for-benefit: A strategy to improve the quality of health care and control costs through reimbursement incentives
2. Use of home health care, post-hospital Medicare spending, and changes in health status: Final report
3. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997; Effects on Medicare's home health benefit and beneficiaries who need long-term care
4. Prospective Payment System and impairment at discharge
5. Understanding the growth in Medicare's home health expenditures
6. Comprehensive discharge planning and home follow-up of hospitalized elders
7. Regional variation in Medicare home health: Taking a closer look
8. Medicare care home health services: An analysis of the implications of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 for access and quality