Achieving cost control in the hospital outpatient department
The rapid growth in outpatient expenditures and the congressional mandate for development of a prospective payment system (PPS) for these expenditures are discussed. Extension of diagnosis-related groups to outpatient care is shown to be infeasible. Alternative patient classification schemes and opt...
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| Language: | English |
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CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
1992
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195133/ |