Abstract
In order to decrease the escalating costs of home care and extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund, major changes in home care reimbursement were mandated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The Interim Payment System, required by the Balanced Budget Act, altered the method of payment for home healthcare agencies from a retrospective cost-based system to a per-episode aggregate limit as home healthcare agencies prepared for a Prospective Payment system to be implemented by October of 2000. This study examined the impact of the Interim Payment System on home healthcare agencies across Ohio. As a retrospective, explanatory study designed to identify associations and differences between home healthcare delivery systems, caseload and utilization variables from (pre-IPS) 1996 and (post-IPS) 1999, alterations in home healthcare agencies were described. Descriptive statistics were used to explore the data.
Sigma Membership
Mu Alpha
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Observational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Payment for Health Care, Home Care, Homecare in Ohio
Advisor
Pamela J. Salsberry
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The Ohio State University
Degree Year
2002
Recommended Citation
Gerding, Abigail A., "The impact of the interim payment system on Ohio home healthcare agencies" (2019). Dissertations. 1823.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1823
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-09-18
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3039472; ProQuest document ID: 251692257. The author still retains copyright.