title: Calculating and using the area wage index of the Medicare inpatient hospital Prospective Payment System.
authors.affiliation: Delta Rural Health Consulting and Research, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wellever
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States