Measuring function for Medicare inpatient rehabilitation payment

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 25-44

  Carter, Grace M ^a   Relles, Daniel A ^b   Ridgeway, Gregory K ^b   Rimes, Carolyn M ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEASUREMENT; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCOUNTING; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COST ALLOCATION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REHABILITATION CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038723233     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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