title: The therapy threshold within the Medicare prospective payment system: associated ethical dilemmas and influence of therapy practice patterns and quality of patient care.
authors.affiliation: University of Scranton, Department of Physical Therapy, Pennsylvania 18510, USA. collinst2@scranton.edu
authors.forename: Tracey L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D010414:Pennsylvania; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000941:ethics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States