title: Prospective payment: a new direction for hospitals.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States