- Title
- RUG-II (Resource Utilization Group, Version II) impacts on long-term care facilities in New York.
- First Author
- Schultz, Barry M
- Date of Pub
- 1994 Winter
- Pages
- 85-99
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Other Authors
- Knickman, James R; Ward, David
- Abstract
- This article observes changes during the first 5 years of Resource Utilization Group, Version II (RUG-II) system utilization by the New York State Department of Health (NYDOH) for Medicaid program reimbursement. Findings include a dramatic increase in the number of residents scoring in the highest intensity resident-care categories, a substantial increase in staffing and expenditures for rehabilitation therapies, and a possible negative impact on the financial performance of New York long-term care (LTC) facilities. RUG-II appears to have been successful in improving access to nursing homes for individuals with heavy-care needs and in encouraging the appropriate utilization of institutionalized skilled nursing care.
- Abstract Continued
- N/A
- MeSH
- Cost Allocation : Diagnosis-Related Groups/classification/economics : Financial Management/trends : Health Services Research : Long-Term Care/classification/economics : Medicaid/statistics & numerical data/trends : New York : Nursing Homes/economics/statistics & numerical data/utilization : Personnel Staffing and Scheduling/trends : Rehabilitation/classification/economics : Reimbursement Mechanisms/trends : State Health Plans/economics/statistics & numerical data/trends : Support, Non-U.S. Gov't : United States
- NTIS Number
- PB99-106486
