Medicare Part A - Organization & administration
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Home health to hospice: the case for a smooth transition.

29 Sep 2008 Changes in regulations and reimbursement are a continual challenge for home health and for hospice clinicians and administrators. Home health agencies are keenly aware of quality measures and related reimbursement effects. This article explores ... Read more...

Comparison of risk of cerebrovascular events in an elderly VA population with dementia between antipsychotic and nonantipsychotic users.

29 Nov 2007 INTRODUCTION: The credibility of an increased risk of cerebrovascular events (CVEs) in elderly patients with dementia being treated with second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) is debatable. Although early published and unpublished data indicated a ... Read more...

Impact of organizational infrastructure on beta-blocker and aspirin therapy for acute myocardial infarction.

30 Aug 2006 BACKGROUND: Although organizational change has been advocated as a critical component of quality improvement, there is little data available on the variation and effectiveness of organizational elements in the care of acute myocardial infarction ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medicare Part A - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Readers respond to "Beyond a dying private health insurance industry: a hidden solution in plain view". 10 Dec 2008
• Beyond a dying private health insurance industry: a hidden solution in plain view. 22 Oct 2008
• Home health to hospice: the case for a smooth transition. 29 Sep 2008
• Never events: a patient safety imperative. 30 Jul 2008
• Will success of hospital-based pay-for-performance project be duplicated in renal care? 28 Feb 2008
• Comparison of risk of cerebrovascular events in an elderly VA population with dementia between antipsychotic and nonantipsychotic users. 29 Nov 2007
• Impact of organizational infrastructure on beta-blocker and aspirin therapy for acute myocardial infarction. 30 Aug 2006
• Medicare: the basics. 30 May 2006
• CMS asked to slow reform. 20 Aug 2005
• A comparison of inpatient severity, average length of stay, and cost for traditional fee-for-service medicare and medicare HMOs in Florida. 29 Sep 2004
• Medicare eligibility, enrollment, and coverage. 30 Jan 2004
• Medicare payment options for rural hospitals: the name game. 29 Apr 2002
• CMS' proposed changes will scale back far reaching provider-based rules. 30 Mar 2002
• Clarifying "the prognostication problem". 30 Oct 2001
• Using grant funding for innovative projects. 29 Jun 2001
• Including hospice in Medicare capitation payments: would it save money? 30 Dec 2000
• Effects of institutional services and characteristics on use of postacute care settings. 30 Dec 2000
• What to do when Medicare asks for its money back. Part II: Dealing with SNF Part A claims denials. 30 Oct 2000
• Coding changes to make Medicare Part A billing easier, more accurate for SNFs. 21 Aug 2000
• Incontinence and PPS: a new era. 29 Nov 1999

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Technical information about 'Medicare Part A'

Definition: The compulsory portion of Medicare that is known as the Hospital Insurance Program. All persons 65 years and older who are entitled to benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance Program or railroad retirement, persons under the age of 65 who have been eligible for disability for more than two years, and insured workers (and their dependents) requiring renal dialysis or kidney transplantation are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A.

Descriptor UI: D016344

Alternative terms: Medicare Part A; Part A, Medicare; Medicare Hospital Insurance Program; Hospital Insurance Program, Medicare;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.500; N03.219.521.576.343.840.725;

History Note: 91

Technical Notes: specify state if given; DF: MEDICARE A