title: APCs: a special report. Preparing for the outpatient prospective payment system.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Averill
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Steinbeck
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000592:standards*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital; D006278:Medicare; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States