Final Report on Assessment Instruments for a Prospective Payment System

• Auteur principal: Buchanan, Joan L. (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Andres, Patricia (auth), Haley, Stephen M. (auth), Paddock, Susan M. (auth), Young, David C. (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: RAND Corporation 2004
• Sujets: Health systems & services; Medicolegal issues; Health Sciences
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report discusses a design for a prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Such systems 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...