title: The prospective payment system: DRGs and the frail elderly--issues, problems, and recommendations.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Gerontology Center, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Prohaska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ehrenpreis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003363:Cost Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States