Community & Home Care - Nursing Home
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Overview
Aspen's Prospective Payment for Long—Term Care is the front—runner in releasing information about the new Prospective Payment System. The book explains the composition of the Prospective Payment System allowing the reader to understand how the rates are built. It shows, through examples, how a particular facility can be affected. It empowers the reader to anticipate the impact on his/her organization by understanding the financial implications of the new case mix adjusted prospective rates. Special features of the book includes rate setting examples presented in a form that can be understood readily by the user; worksheet examples presented in an easy—to—use format; and a glossary designed for use by those not generally familiar with the long term care Prospective Payment System terminology. The publication is revised and updated annually to keep readers on top of this evolving system.The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Lori L. Popejoy, PhD, APRN, BC(University of Missouri-Columbia)Description: This is a reference guide to navigating the Prospective Payment System (PPS) in long-term care.
Purpose: The purpose is to serve as a reference text about PPS to long-term care providers.
Audience: The materials are intended to be used by managers in long-term care facilities, administrators, directors of nursing, and business office managers.
Features: The author and contributors address the regulations associated with PPS and explain how to address issues such as acuity based staffing, policy development, and billing. There are helpful step-by-step instructions on how to make mathematical calculations for staffing and case mix.
Assessment: A helpful overview of issues that relate to PPS is offered. Issues related to PPS are often viewed from a negative context, and with this book the author offers managers of long-term care facilities a different, grounded perspective. It is less overwhelming than others on the market.
Lori L. Popejoy
This is a reference guide to navigating the Prospective Payment System (PPS) in long-term care. The purpose is to serve as a reference text about PPS to long-term care providers. The materials are intended to be used by managers in long-term care facilities, administrators, directors of nursing, and business office managers. The author and contributors address the regulations associated with PPS and explain how to address issues such as acuity based staffing, policy development, and billing. There are helpful step-by-step instructions on how to make mathematical calculations for staffing and case mix. A helpful overview of issues that relate to PPS is offered. Issues related to PPS are often viewed from a negative context, and with this book the author offers managers of long-term care facilities a different, grounded perspective. It is less overwhelming than others on the market.Booknews
Written to help health-care providers understand the financial aspects of the Medicare, Part A, Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system (PPS). Topics include PPS function, new case-mix adjusted rates, the Balanced Budget Refinement Act, the RUG-III classification system, new rate impact determination, the development of necessary informations systems, and the tracking and forecasting of case mix. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)3 Stars from Doody
Book Details
Published
May 9, 2001
Publisher
Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Pages
490
Format
Ringbound
ISBN
9780834217997