Did the 1997 Balanced Budget Act Reduce Use of Physical and Occupational Therapy Services?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 807-814

  Latham, Nancy K ^a   Jette, Alan M ^a   Ngo, Long H ^b   Soukup, Jane ^b   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^b,c,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Prospective payment system; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACT; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

BUDGETS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42649100627     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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