The impact of the 1997 balanced budget amendment's prospective payment system on patient case mix and rehabilitation utilization in skilled nursing

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 653-660

  Yip, Judy Y ^a   Wilber, Kathleen H ^a   Myrtle, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fee for service; Managed care; Patient case mix; Prospective Payment System; Skilled nursing facility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036787370     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.5.653     Document Type: Article

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