Understanding Medicare Reimbursement to Small and Rural Hospitals

By Aggie Stewart

Understanding Medicare Reimbursement to Small and Rural Hospitals

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Step-by-step guide to payment systems for hospitals with special Medicare status

Understanding Medicare Reimbursement to Small and Rural Hospitals is a step-by-step guide to payment systems for hospitals with special Medicare status. It gives complicated information regarding Medicare reimbursement and compliance issues in a useful and "plain English" format. Contents include: The Advent of the Prospective Payment System; Geographic Classification and Prospective Payment; Special Payment Policies for Rural Hospitals; Rural Referral Centers; Medicare-Dependent Hospitals; and more.

Understanding Medicare Reimbursement to Small and Rural Hospitals is part of The CCH® Understanding Series — hospital desk references designed to present complicated information regarding compliance and reimbursement issues relative to Medicare and Medicaid programs in a useful and "plain English" format.

Contents

  • Chapter 1: From Costs to Averages: The Advent of the Prospective Payment System
  • Chapter 2: Location, Location, Location: Geographic Classification and Prospective Payment
  • Chapter 3: One Size Does Not Fit All: Special Payment Policies for Rural Hospitals
  • Chapter 4: Rural Referral Centers
  • Chapter 5: Medicare-Dependent Hospitals
  • Chapter 6: Sole Community Hospitals
  • Chapter 7: Critical Access Hospitals
  • Appendices
  • Acronyms
  • Glossary

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  • Book: Pub. April 2005, 6" x 9 " Perfect Bound, 216 pages. ISBN: 0-8080-1299-1.
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