title: Ambulatory payment classifications: information technology to the rescue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management Systems, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kiel
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics*; D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems; D017046:Cost Savings; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States