title: Prospective payment systems: steps to enhance quality, efficiency, and regionalization.
abstract: The prospective payment system has many benefits and risks for the hospital industry. A quality-enhancing bidding process can be used to redistribute any unfair windfall profits, and foster quality care, effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.
mesh_terms: D003164:Competitive Bidding; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics; D004465:Economic Competition; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000639:trends; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States