title: Capital transition period needs strong start.
abstract: The blending of hospitals' capital payments from Medicare with reimbursement for treatment won't be completed until the year 2002. But good recordkeeping will be critical for how hospitals will fare during the 10-year transition period, states Ronald Sutter. In fact, hospitals are already entering an important time frame in the transition process.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sutter
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States