Hospital Payment Systems

Hospital Payment Systems Paper instructions: ESSAY INFO: Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of the following hospital payment systems on cost containment and provider behavior: Fee-for-service Per diem The DRG-based payment system (i.e., Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System) Capitation SLP Assignment Expectations: Cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of the paper. REFERENCE/ INFO Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. (2010). Medicare Payment Basics: Hospital Acute Inpatient Services Payment System. Available at (Retrieved 11/21/2012) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. (2010). Medicare Payment Basics: Outpatient Hospital Services Payment System. Available at (Retrieved 11/21/2012) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. (2010). Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The Medicare Learning Network Payment Systems Fact Sheet Series. Available at (Retrieved 11/21/2012) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. (2009). Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System. The Medicare Learning Network Payment Systems Fact Sheet Series. Available at (Retrieved 11/21/2012) Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research. (2008). Healthcare Payment Reform & Provider Reimbursement: A Summary of Strategies for Consideration by the Oregon Health Fund Board. Available at

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