title: Healthcare providers face bumpy transition to 2002 outpatient PPS rates.
authors.affiliation: HFMA, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gundling
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States