- Title
- Design of a prospective payment patient classification system for ambulatory care.
- First Author
- Averill, Richard F
- Date of Pub
- 1993 Fall
- Pages
- 71-100
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Other Authors
- Bender, Judith A; Goldfield, Nobert I; Gregg, Laurence W; McGuire, Thomas E; Mullin, Robert L; Wynn, Mark E
- Abstract
- The Ambulatory Patient Group (APGs) are a patient classification system that was developed to be used as the basis of a prospective payment system (PPS) for the facility costs of outpatient care. This article will review the key characteristics of a patient classification system for ambulatory care, describe the APG development process, and describe a payment model based on the APGs. We present the results of simulating the use of APGs in a prospective payment system, and conclude with a discussion of the implementation issues associated with an outpatient PPS.
- Abstract Continued
- N/A
- MeSH
- Ambulatory Care/classification/economics/statistics & numerical data : Ancillary Services, Hospital/classification/economics/statistics & numerical data : Diagnosis-Related Groups/classification : Episode of Care : Health Services Research : Hospital Costs/statistics & numerical data : Medicare/organization & administration : Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/economics/utilization : Prospective Payment System/organization & administration : Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. : United States : United States Health Care Financing Administration
- NTIS Number
- PB95-123493
