Medicare's Prospective Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities: Effects on Staffing and Quality of Care
In 1998, Medicare began phasing in a new prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This paper measures facility-level changes in nurse staffing and quality at freestanding SNFs from 1997 (pre-PPS) to 2001 (post-PPS). Findings show a positive but small association betwee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_42.4.351 |