Improving health care quality by reimbursement policy
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Methods of measuring health care quality are needed for the millions of Medicare beneficiaries who are being enrolled in managed care programs. Medicare first tried to control costs by implementing diagnosis-related groups (DRG) in 1983. This paid a set fee to hospitals for each diagnosis. In the 1990's, the government hopes to control costs by enrolling patients in managed care. Time will tell whether this move will improve the care of elderly patients.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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The challenge of measuring quality of care in PACE
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Methods are needed to evaluate PACE programs now that the federal government has authorized Medicare reimbursement for these programs. PACE programs focus on keeping elderly people out of nursing homes as much as possible by providing home care and day care services.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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Geriatric content in medical school curricula: results of a national survey
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The results of a survey conducted by the Education Committee of the American Geriatrics Society on the medical schools curricula relating to geriatric problems are presented.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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