title: Total charges for inpatient medical rehabilitation.
abstract: Descriptive information on inpatient charges for a sample of 151 individuals discharged from three Boston area medical rehabilitation facilities is presented in this article. The total charges for inpatient rehabilitation were nearly $3 million, and the mean charge was $19,568. Also presented are a description of how charges vary by medical, demographic, social, and external factors and an identification of predictors of total charges for inpatient medical rehabilitation. These results establish a reference point for developing prospective payment systems for inpatient medical rehabilitation.
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001900:Boston; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*