Understanding the physician-owned specialty hospital phenomenon: the confluence of DRG payment methodology and physician self-referral laws.
J Health Law
; 38(4): 673-93, 2005.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16673634
ABSTRACT
Physician-owned specialty hospitals have flourished in today's healthcare arena, but also have been the subject of a great deal of controversy. The author argues that the rise of specialty hospitals has been the result of a confluence of two healthcare policies (1) skewed DRG payment methodologies and (2) the misapplication of exemptions to the Stark Law's ban on physician self-referral. This Article examines the aspects of these healthcare policies that have allowed for the explosion of specialty hospitals, as well as the arguments for and against the creation and need for specialty hospitals. The Article also analyzes the reform proposals to correct the Stark and DRG methodologies and how those proposals will affect both specialty and general hospitals.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Propriedade
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Mecanismo de Reembolso
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Hospitais com Fins Lucrativos
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Grupos Diagnósticos Relacionados
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Autorreferência Médica
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Hospitais Especializados
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Health Law
Assunto da revista:
HOSPITAIS
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JURISPRUDENCIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos