A New Professional Expectation Nurse Participation in Health Policy: The End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Case Study Kathryn Taylor, RN December 5, 2011 Academic Advisor: Andrea Ruff Capstone Advisor: Christine Goeschel
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Outpatient dialysis reimbursement changes From two separate prospective payment and fee-for-service systems Composite rate Separately billable medications (overused?) To one prospective payment system Case mix-adjusted and outlier policy Pay-for-performance
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