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See Latest ArticlesHas the Medicare Prospective Payment System Led to Increased Nursing Home Efficiency?
Health Services Research, 05/14/08
Zhang N et al. - The results suggest that the reimbursement policy changes had a significantly negative impact on efficiency. Higher nurse staffing contributed to lower efficiency only when efficiency was not adjusted for quality. Various organizational and market factors also played significant roles in all efficiency models.
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