title: Ambulatory care prospective payment: the effect on clinical practice patterns.
abstract: Prospective payment for ambulatory surgical services offers the opportunity to achieve a number of operational efficiencies in the health care delivery system by incorporating incentives for both physicians and facilities to reorganize care. The risk associated with this opportunity is the creation of additional bureaucratic infrastructure.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Aquavella
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D004526:Efficiency; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States