Inefficiency Differences between Critical Access Hospitals and Prospectively Paid Rural Hospitals

The Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) contains incentives for hospitals to improve efficiency by placing them at financial risk to earn a positive margin on services rendered to Medicare patients. Concerns about the financial viability of small rural hospitals led to the implementation of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of health politics, policy and law policy and law, 2010-02, Vol.35 (1), p.95-126
Hauptverfasser:	Rosko, Michael D., Mutter, Ryan L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Correlation analysis Cost estimates Costs Costs and Cost Analysis Cross-sectional analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Efficiency Efficiency, Organizational - economics Emergency Service, Hospital - economics Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Financial Management, Hospital - organization & administration Health insurance Health services Hospitals Hospitals, Rural - economics Hospitals, Rural - organization & administration Humans Labour productivity Medicare Medicare - economics Medicine and Health Patients Payments Political Science Politics Prospective Payment System Prospective payment systems Public Health and Health Policy Public Policy Regional Medical Programs - economics Reimbursement Rural Areas Rural health care Stochastic models Studies U.S.A United States
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