title: The implications of reimbursement changes for specialty hospitals.
abstract: Although proposed Medicare reimbursement changes may reduce financial incentives to develop specialty hospitals, other anticipated reimbursement changes, such as pay for performance, could perpetuate current growth trends. Hospital executives will need to develop new tools for coping with the continued development of specialty hospitals.
authors.affiliation: McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC, USA. ezimmerman@mwe.com
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004465:Economic Competition; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018584:Physician Self-Referral / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States