Medicare-medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act: Hearing 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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Page 101
... average of 7.2 percent a year . We found that there may be several situations , particularly the first time a hospital recognizes those workers , either as an organized body for the first time , or the first time a hospital deals with ...
... average of 7.2 percent a year . We found that there may be several situations , particularly the first time a hospital recognizes those workers , either as an organized body for the first time , or the first time a hospital deals with ...
Page 108
... average age by diagnosis number or surgical procedure performed , etc. , may be considered . A uniform accounting system has been developed by HCFA and could be pub- lished in the Federal Register , after responses from interested ...
... average age by diagnosis number or surgical procedure performed , etc. , may be considered . A uniform accounting system has been developed by HCFA and could be pub- lished in the Federal Register , after responses from interested ...
Page 127
... average of their groups , and penalizing hospitals whose costs exceed the group's average . But the classification of hospitals into groups differentiated only by bed capacity seems inflexible and unwieldy . More sensitive criteria may ...
... average of their groups , and penalizing hospitals whose costs exceed the group's average . But the classification of hospitals into groups differentiated only by bed capacity seems inflexible and unwieldy . More sensitive criteria may ...
Page 130
... average costs and penalizing those with higher than average costs . Experience at the state level suggests that excepting ancillary costs from the reimbursement formula may weaken the effectiveness of cost control measures . The concept ...
... average costs and penalizing those with higher than average costs . Experience at the state level suggests that excepting ancillary costs from the reimbursement formula may weaken the effectiveness of cost control measures . The concept ...
Page 131
... average of their groups , and penalizing hospitals whose costs exceed the group's average . But the classification of hospitals into groups differentiated only by bed ca- pacity seems inflexible and unwieldy . More sensitive criteria ...
... average of their groups , and penalizing hospitals whose costs exceed the group's average . But the classification of hospitals into groups differentiated only by bed ca- pacity seems inflexible and unwieldy . More sensitive criteria ...
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