Effects of the prospective payment system on medical record coding.
This article reports upon a study carried out in Alabama to verify if coding functions had actually changed due to PPS as commonly perceived. The study also sought to identify the specific changes in coding procedures and in personnel requirements in that state.
D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000379:methods*; D000407:Alabama; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000379:methods*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013996:Time and Motion Studies