Assessing the financial effect of Medicare payment on rural hospitals: does the source of data change the results?

Li-Wu Chen; Susan Puumala; Keith J Mueller; Liyan Xu; Kathy Minikus; Catherine Makhanu

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Assessing the financial effect of Medicare payment on rural hospitals: does the source of data change the results?

Li-Wu Chen, Susan Puumala, Keith J Mueller, Liyan Xu, Kathy Minikus and Catherine Makhanu

Rural policy brief, Vol.10(3(PB2005-3)), pp.1-8

11/01/2005

PMID: 16397966

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Abstract

In this policy brief, we explore how predictions of changes in hospital financial performance as a result of change in Medicare payment differ when comparing results using data from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) to results using data from the audited hospital financial statement (FS). The purpose of this exploratory research is to test the assumption that MCR data yield a valid indicator of changes in hospital financial well-being.

Data Collection

Economics, Hospital - statistics & numerical data

Economics, Hospital - trends

Financial Audit

Hospitals, Rural - economics

Hospitals, Rural - statistics & numerical data

Humans

Medicare - economics

Medicare - statistics & numerical data

Prospective Payment System

Regression Analysis

United States

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Title: Subtitle: Assessing the financial effect of Medicare payment on rural hospitals: does the source of data change the results?
Creators: Li-Wu Chen
Susan Puumala
Keith J Mueller
Liyan Xu
Kathy Minikus
Catherine Makhanu
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Rural policy brief, Vol.10(3(PB2005-3)), pp.1-8
PMID: 16397966
eISSN: 2152-0267
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2005
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984221744002771

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