title: Prospective payment assessment commission. A commissioner's perspective.
abstract: The function and priorities of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC) are discussed. The ProPAC's priorities include (1) safeguarding the quality of care; (2) encouraging hospital productivity and long-term cost-effectiveness; (3) facilitating innovation and appropriate technological change; (4) maintaining stability for providers, consumers, and other payers; and (5) making decisions based on reliable, timely data and information.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004526:Efficiency; D006291:Health Policy; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011444:Prospective Payment Assessment Commission / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012380:Role; D014481:United States