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- Title
Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcome Trends: Implications for the Future.
- Authors
Esselman, Peter C.
- Abstract
Discusses an article published in this issue by K. J. Ottenbacher and colleagues on trends in inpatient length of stay, functional status, discharge setting, and mortality over an eight year period. Period of time (1994-2001) of study was before the prospective payment system (PPS) was implemented in 2002; Developments since the study period requiring understanding, including the PPS, enforcement of the 75% rule, new regulations, and the need for financial viability, before results can be interpreted.
- Subjects
MEDICINE; REHABILITATION; PROSPECTIVE payment systems; HOSPITAL care; INPATIENT care; MORTALITY; FINANCE
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 292, Issue 14, p1746
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.292.14.1746