Final report on assessment instruments for a prospective payment system

A design for a prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient rehabilitation facilities that pay providers a predetermined, fixed price (per day, per episode, or per case). Since the payment is independent of the amount of service provided, these systems are thought to create an incentive for effici...

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Main Author: Buchanan, Joan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA Rand Health 2004, 2004
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Summary:A design for a prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient rehabilitation facilities that pay providers a predetermined, fixed price (per day, per episode, or per case). Since the payment is independent of the amount of service provided, these systems are thought to create an incentive for efficient, cost-conscious care. A new assessment tool has been developed for PPS for rehabilitation facilities and this study provides an evaluation of it
Item Description:"Prepared for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.". - Title from title screen (viewed March 6, 2005). - Available for download. (128 pp.); MR-1501-CMS; 2004
Physical Description:1 online resource