The impact of prospective payment on medical record practitioners: a follow-up study.
The prospective payment system has created a new regulatory environment that has significantly affected the hospital industry. Because the patient's medical record is the primary source for assigning diagnosis related groups, much of this attention is focused on the medical record department.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States