Hospital & Physician Rate-Setting Systems: A Reference Manual for Developing and Implementing Rate Structures (Hfma Healthcare Financial Management Series) [Paperback]

Jerry Cromwell (Author), Ann M. Hendricks (Author), Gregory C. Pope (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786310847 | ISBN-13: 978-0786310845 | Publication Date: January 1997 | Edition: 1

The task of controlling healthcare spending has been passed along to state governments, public and private payors and to providers themselves. These professionals are faced with the task of designing and implementing reimbursement rates in an era of managed care. This book aims to provide assistance to healthcare professionals who are responsible for developing and implementing rate setting systems. It features five case studies of states that have successfully implemented different types of rate structures, details methods and admininstration techniques for both hospitals and physicians, discusses the organizational structure of different rate setting systems, and examines how to determine and update hospital payment rates through different techniques.

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 1 edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786310847
• ISBN-13: 978-0786310845
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,073,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good information thats hard to find., September 25, 2000

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This review is from: Hospital & Physician Rate-Setting Systems: A Reference Manual for Developing and Implementing Rate Structures (Hfma Healthcare Financial Management Series) (Paperback)

Hospital and physician payment systems are very important today and its importance is increasing every day. Using DRG and other methods of connecting payment with services is a must in the healthcare system in a new millenium. The book is focused on the United States and gives good examples of the developement of payment systems in various states. It's a little outdated today and it's quite expensive but overall a very useful insight into the use of DRG and payment systems in USA in real practice.