Bundling acute and postacute payment: From a culture of compliance to a culture of innovation and best practice

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 658-662

  Dejong, Gerben ^a  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952391069     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2010.90.5.658     Document Type: Review

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