Hospital Laboratory Testing Influenced by the Prospective Payment System

prospective payment system;Medicare;hospital costs;hospital laboratory testing;Public Administration

VanCura, Karen K.Flint ;

University of Michigan

关键词: prospective payment system;    Medicare;    hospital costs;    hospital laboratory testing;    Public Administration;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

The federal government has implemented the prospective payment system as a method of hospital reimbursement for all Medicare patients in an attempt to contain rising hospital costs. This paper examines the effect that the prospective payment system has on hospital laboratory testing. Data is gathered through manual review of charts from patients’ medical records.