Inpatient rehabilitation facilities under the Prospective Payment System: Lessons learned

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-263

  Zorowitz, R D ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inpatients; Prospective payment system; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REHABILITATION CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349660116     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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