title: Nurses' basic guide to understanding the Medicare PPS.
abstract: Nurse leaders grappling with changing reimbursement need to know the background and structure of Medicare's Prospective Payment System. The author explains case mix and Resource Utilization Groups, as well as applications for practice.
authors.affiliation: Whitman Group, Huntington Valley, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Knapp
mesh_terms: D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States