title: To admit or not to admit: high-acuity residents are high reimbursement risks.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010343:Patient Admission; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States