Are U.S. Naval Hospitals Operated Efficiently: A Study Using Diagnosis Related Groups
Abstract
In an effort to control rampant hospital-cost inflation, Congress passed the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 and the Social Security Amendments of 1983. The result of these two initiatives is the implementation of a prospective payment system (PPS) that uses diagnosis related groups (DRGs) in classifying patients and reimbursing hospitals for Medicare patients. Using the Health Care Financing Adminstration's (HCFA) meth on the average the typical naval hospital would have been reimbursed 32 percent more than actual inpatient expenses had it been reimbursed under Medicare.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA177387
Entities
People
- Albert B. Long Iii
- Howard T. Osment
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School