Perspectives on the State-of-the-Science in Rehabilitation Medicine and Its Implications for Medicare Postacute Care Policies

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1737-1739

  Gage, Barbara ^a   Stineman, Margaret ^b   Deutsch, Anne ^c   Mallinson, Trudy ^c   Heinemann, Allen ^c   Bernard, Shulamit ^a   Constantine, Roberta ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Medicare; Prospective payment system; Rehabilitation; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 36349029809     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.025     Document Type: Note

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