title: National trends in charges, cost, and Medicare IPPS payment.
authors.affiliation: American Hospital Directory, LLC, Louisville, Ky, USA. shoebox@ahd.com
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
mesh_terms: D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000639:trends*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States