Hospital employment under revised Medicare payment schedules.
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چکیده
A preliminary study of the employment effects of medicare payments based on Diagnosis Related Groups suggests that cost-cutting responses by hospitals will result in smaller, more highly skilled staff and a higher proportion of clerical to health care workers.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Monthly labor review
دوره 109 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986