Alternative Comorbidity Adjustors for the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS

The inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system (IPF-PPS), provides per diem payments for psychiatric hospitals and units, including 17 comorbid condition payment adjustors that cover 11 percent of patients. This study identifies an alternative set of 16 adjustors identifying three tim...

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Main Authors: Drozd, Edward M., Maier, Jan, Hales, Jan F., Thomas, Frederick G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2008
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195050/