Severity of illness, long term care, and cost control: Maryland's approach.
The Medicaid program in maryland has correlated the severity of illness factor into skilled nursing care reimbursement. This article briefly describes how the Maryland MAPPs (Maryland Appraisal of Patient Progress) system incorporates patient care requirements into provider payments.
D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000145:classification*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000145:classification*; D008396:Maryland; D008484:Medicaid; D008499:Medical Records; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index