title: Implications of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rules.
abstract: This article was prepared in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publication of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rules for FY 2008 and 2009 which placed additional requirements on hospitals for certain hospital-acquired conditions. This article addresses these rulings and the implications for healthcare facilities, including strategies for dealing with challenges created by the rulings.
authors.affiliation: Aon Healthcare, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States