The financial impact of interim and prospective payment systems on home health providers in rural communities

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 576-587

  Chyongchiou, Jeng Lin ^a   Davitt, Joan K ^b   Meit, Michael ^c   Scwartz, Myron ^d   Marainen, Jonas ^e   Davis, Lisa ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health ^*

^f Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Home health agency; Interim and prospective payment systems; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

HOME CARE AGENCIES; MEDICARE; PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644495095     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0056     Document Type: Article

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