title: Outpatient prospective payment becomes a reality.
authors.affiliation: ritascic@ahima.org
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Scichilone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000145:classification; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States