title: Prospective payment in action. The National Home Health Agency Demonstration.
abstract: After one year of the Health Care Financing Administration's per-episode prospective payment system (PPS) demonstration, participating agencies have learned valuable lessons on what it will take to implement an ongoing PPS programs. Home care providers can use these lessons to plan for the future.
authors.affiliation: Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D017050:Episode of Care; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D014481:United States