Can “Severity-Intensity” Be the Conceptual Basis of an Alternative Payment Model for Therapy Services Provided Under Medicare?

Medicare Payment for Physician Services

INCREASING ATTENTION is being given by public policymakers to alternative ways by which Medicare might pay for physician services. (l-l 3). Among the many approaches under consideration are modifying the existing fee-for-service system; establishing prospectively set rates for bundles of services, such as payment based on diagnosis-related groups; developing uniform fee schedules; paying fixed ...

the use of appropriate madm model for ranking the vendors of mci equipments using fuzzy approach

abstract nowadays, the science of decision making has been paid to more attention due to the complexity of the problems of suppliers selection. as known, one of the efficient tools in economic and human resources development is the extension of communication networks in developing countries. so, the proper selection of suppliers of tc equipments is of concern very much. in this study, a ...

Reforming anesthesia payment under Medicare.

ComPetition in Bank-Provided Payment ServiCeS

Banks supply payment services that underpin the smooth operation of the economy. To ensure an effi cient payment system, it is important to maintain competition among payment service providers, but data available to gauge the degree of competition are quite limited. We propose and implement a frontierbased method to assess relative competition in bank-provided payment services. Billion dollar b...

Should Clinical Services Provided by Pharmacists be Compensated?