Data collection and analysis for generating procedure-specific practice expense estimates
By: prepared by Abt Associates Inc. ; prepared for Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Research
Contributors: United States. Health Care Financing Administration. Office of Research
Publisher: Abt Associates Inc.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Subjects: Medical personnel; Claims administration; Costs; Medicare; Salaries; Medical fees; Cost of Medical care
Description: Multi-volume report details results of Abt Associates efforts to collect and analyze data for constructing resource-based practice expense relative values in support of the phasing-in of the Medicare Fee Schedule by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
Notes: Title from cover.

Supported by HCFA contract no. 500-95-0009.

"April 30, 1997."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Report on clinical practice expert panel (CPEC) direct cost estimation; title: Appendix I. Chapter 1.0 appendices; title: Appendix II. Chapter 2.0 appendices; title: Appendices III.A-III.G. Chapter 3.0 appendices; title: Appendix III.H. Reference service labor profiles; title: Appendix IV.A-IV.F. Chapter 4.0 appendices; title: Appendix IV.G1. CPEP 1, Integumentary & phyisical medicine, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G2. CPEP 2, Male genital and urinary, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G3. CPEP 3, Orthopaedic surgery, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G4. CPEP 4, OB/GYN, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G5. CPEP 5, Ophthalmology, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G6. CPEP 6, Radiology, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G7. CPEP 7, Evaluation & management, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G8. CPEP 8, General surgery, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G9. CPEP 9, Otolaryngology, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G10. CPEP 10, Miscellaneous internal medicine, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G11. CPEP 11, Gastroenterology, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G12. CPEP 12, Cardiothoracic & vascular surgery, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G13. CPEP 13, Cardiology, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G14. CPEP 14, Anesthesiology/Pathology, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G15. CPEP 15, Neurosurgery, Round II profiles; title: Appendix IV.G16. Global pricing files; title: Appendix IV.G17. Auxiliary files; title: Appendices V and VI. Chapter 5.0 and 6.0 appendices; title: CPEP direct practice costs database documentation. User's guide ; [Data dictionaries]; title: CPEP recorders' notes files.