title: Regulatory change impact upon hospital laboratory operations.
abstract: Dealing with the constantly changing regulatory landscape has become a routine aspect of the work of any hospital administrator or clinician in the past several years--and the laboratorian is no exception. Recently, however, two aspects of regulatory change have particular potential to require attention from the laboratory manager. They are the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) Fee Schedule for Medicare Physician Payment and the Proposed Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Hospital Capital-Related Costs.
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Swem
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States