title: New PPS brings mixed blessings.
abstract: With the start-up of the new outpatient prospective payment system a little more than a month away, hospitals are busy trying to determine how the PPS will affect their bottom lines. Joanne Tucker (left), a vice president at a California hospital, is among those who expect a revenue loss. But others say the changeover looks like a positive development. The biggest burden could be preparing for the system's implementation.
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authors.lastname: Saphir
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D014481:United States