 |
Medicare Part A
Research News and Information
Definition of 'Medicare Part A'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. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Jun 2009 
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Total knee and total hip arthoplasty (THA) are 2 of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States and represent the greatest single Medicare procedural expenditure. This study was designed to evaluate ... Read more...
The effect of hospice on Medicare and informal care costs: the U.S. Experience.
29 Jun 2009 The effect of hospice on third-party payer costs has long been of great interest in the United States and other nations. The choice of hospice could also influence the costs experienced by patients and family members as compared with when Medicare ... Read more...
Sensitivity of billing claims for cardiovascular disease events among kidney transplant recipients.
16 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Billing claims are increasingly examined beyond administrative functions as outcomes measures in observational research. Few studies have described the performance of billing claims as surrogate measures of clinical events ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Medicare Part A'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- The economic implications of a multimodal analgesic regimen for patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery: a comparative study of direct costs. 29 Jun 2009
- The effect of hospice on Medicare and informal care costs: the U.S. Experience. 29 Jun 2009
- Deficit reduction act affects staffing.
29 Jun 2009 - Sensitivity of billing claims for cardiovascular disease events among kidney transplant recipients. 16 Jun 2009
- The impact of physician-owned specialty orthopaedic hospitals on surgical volume and case complexity in competing hospitals. 30 Apr 2009
- Prospective payment to encourage system wide quality improvement. 27 Feb 2009
- Reinvigorating the quality improvement incentives of hospital prospective payment. 27 Feb 2009
- Factors associated with Iowa rural hospitals' decision to convert to critical access hospital status. 30 Dec 2008
- Readers respond to "Beyond a dying private health insurance industry: a hidden solution in plain view".
10 Dec 2008 - 2009 OPPS rule is good news for EDs. 29 Nov 2008
- Resource use and costs associated with diabetic macular edema in elderly persons. 29 Nov 2008
- FY 2009 hospital IPPS final rule. 30 Oct 2008
- Constant analysis helps improvement team succeed. 30 Oct 2008
- Documentation goes beyond correct MS-DRG. 30 Oct 2008
- Monitor your facility's use of Condition Code 44. 30 Oct 2008
- Ensuring that patients meet admission criteria. One-day stays focus in RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) demonstration project. 30 Oct 2008
- Improve documentation, fine-tune admissions process before RACs (Recovery Audit Contractors) arrive. 30 Oct 2008
- HFMA forums toolbox. Medicare checklists for assessing reimbursement under MS-DRGs. 30 Oct 2008
- Beyond a dying private health insurance industry: a hidden solution in plain view. 22 Oct 2008
- More from Medicare. Some rural hospitals could be overlooking a way to boost their bottom lines. 4 Oct 2008
See a longer list of these articles.
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