Medicare-medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 1470 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - 638 pages |
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... outpatient unless : 66 " ( i ) the services are surgical services , anes- thesia services , or services performed by a physician who , as an attending or consulting physician who , has personally examined the patient and whose office or ...
... outpatient unless : 66 " ( i ) the services are surgical services , anes- thesia services , or services performed by a physician who , as an attending or consulting physician who , has personally examined the patient and whose office or ...
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... outpatients or are performed outside the office of the participating physician . " . 5 6 7 8 ( b ) The amendments made by paragraph ( 1 ) shall 9 become effective July 1 , 1978 . 10 11 12 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING REASONABLE CHARGE FOR ...
... outpatients or are performed outside the office of the participating physician . " . 5 6 7 8 ( b ) The amendments made by paragraph ( 1 ) shall 9 become effective July 1 , 1978 . 10 11 12 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING REASONABLE CHARGE FOR ...
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... outpatient visit volume ) admission less than 9 percent ; and 19.7 percent showed increases less than 9 percent in total operating ex- penses per adjusted patient day . Although many hospitals had cost increases below 9 percent , most ...
... outpatient visit volume ) admission less than 9 percent ; and 19.7 percent showed increases less than 9 percent in total operating ex- penses per adjusted patient day . Although many hospitals had cost increases below 9 percent , most ...
Page 115
... outpatient basis . Friday and Saturday admissions should be eliminated if laboratory and operating facilities are closed on weekends . The Administration proposal would give hospitals an incentive to reduce lengths of hospital stays ...
... outpatient basis . Friday and Saturday admissions should be eliminated if laboratory and operating facilities are closed on weekends . The Administration proposal would give hospitals an incentive to reduce lengths of hospital stays ...
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... outpatient and ancillary services shot upward at a precipitous rate . Accordingly , we found it necessary to broaden our cost contain- ment efforts to include ancillary costs , to set standards for average length of stay , and to place ...
... outpatient and ancillary services shot upward at a precipitous rate . Accordingly , we found it necessary to broaden our cost contain- ment efforts to include ancillary costs , to set standards for average length of stay , and to place ...
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