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A 1 page outline of a separate PowerPoint® presentation providing the history of the prospective payment system. Created by legislation in 1983, the PPS has been characterized as being "revolutionary" and serving to dramatically reduce the rate of increase in health care costs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A. The Need for Speed B. Setting Aside Politics II. Diagnosis Related Groups A. Provides the basis for payment B. Developed in 1975 at Yale and tested in New
Jersey III. Legislative Pathway A. Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) mandated a PPS for Medicare in 1982 B. Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Schweiker submitted an implementation plan
in December 1982 C. Draft legislation attached to Social Security Amendments of 1983 D. "The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health finalized and wrote up the bill in
one day, February 24" (Mistichelli, n.d.) E. In only four months time the Social Security Amendments Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) was signed into law to create the PPS
payment system for Medicare IV. The New PPS A. Updating the System B. Applicability V. Regulatory Agencies A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) B. Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) D. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) VI. Conclusion
References Final inpatient PPS rule increases access to high quality hospital care through financial relief to hospitals and linking payments to quality.
(2004, August 3). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1151. Mayes, Rick (2006, February 8). The Origins, Development, and
Passage of Medicares Revolutionary Prospective Payment System. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Advance Access. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/jrj038v1. Mistichelli, Judith
(n.d.). Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and the Prospective Payment System: Forecasting Social Implications. National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/publications/scopenotes/sn4.pdf. Pollack,
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