A process for putting the PPS patient first.
The guiding principle of home care is to put the needs of patients before financial gain. However, Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) offers incentives to do just the opposite--to put a dollar gain ahead of the patient. The challenge is--in spite of PPS's incentives--to put the patient first and yet remain solvent.
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charleswtidd@cs.com
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