Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Dec 1997
Impact of a function-based payment model on the financial performance of acute inpatient medical rehabilitation providers: a simulation analysis.
To operationalize research findings about a medical rehabilitation classification and payment model by building a prototype of a prospective payment system, and to determine whether this prototype model promotes payment equity. This latter objective is accomplished by identifying whether any facility or payment model characteristics are systematically associated with financial performance. ⋯ The most notable impact of an FRG-based payment model would be to create a stronger link between resource intensity and level of reimbursement, resulting in greater equity in the reimbursement of inpatient medical rehabilitation hospitals.