title: Revision of the CPI hospital services component.
abstract: Upcoming modifications are designed to capture current service delivery patterns, reimbursement methods, and payment sources for hospital visits, rather than what the hospital charges for individual treatment inputs; the result will be an index that better reflects price changes in the dynamic health care field.
authors.affiliation: Office of Prices and Living Conditions, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Cardenas
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D000208:Acute Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000145:classification / Q000639:trends*; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000145:classification* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization; D006278:Medicare; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000145:classification; D014481:United States