Prospective payment for capital: an examination of current issues.
Congress has suggested that a prospective payment system for capital should permit the continuation of cost-based reimbursement for certain projects. A study was conducted to examine the components of the capital planning process used by eight hospitals and the effect of this process on completion of capital projects.
Anderson
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GF
Center for Hospital Finance and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Erickson
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JE
D002202:Capital Financing; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D005376:Financial Management; D005379:Financing, Construction; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States