Hospital Payment Systems
Write a 700 to 1050 word paper examining a new technology for communication (i.e., Electronic medical records, voice recognition, etc.) and how it is impacting communication in healthcare. Consider how efficient and effective communication is with this technology, advantages and disadvantages, impact on consumers, and financial impact on organizations both long and short term. Identify any technological improvements that could still be made in the future with this new technology and why.
April 9, 2021Health sciences and medicine, Assignment
April 9, 2021ESSAY 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 http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_10_hospital.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. (2010). Medicare Payment Basics: Outpatient Hospital Services Payment System. Available at http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_10_OPD.pdf (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 http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/HospitalOutpaysysfctsht.pdf (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 http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AcutePaymtSysfctsht.pdf (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 http://www.oregon.gov/OHPPR/HFB/Delivery/Payment_Reform_Provider_Reimbursement_Paper.pdf?ga=t (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
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