Torchia M M
Healthcare Financial Management Association, Washington, DC.
Healthc Financ Manage. 1992 Apr;46(4):20-2, 24, 26 passim.
Hospital financial officers must prepare themselves for the long stretch, as the 10-year transition to Medicare's new capital prospective payment system (PPS) gets underway. Documentation related to capital assets and their financing must be assembled and preserved throughout the transition period; audit procedures must be understood; crucial deadlines must be met; and calculations by Medicare fiscal intermediaries (FIs) must be verified by reference to a hospital's records. Most important, lines of communication with FIs must be established and maintained because rates set this year will determine a substantial portion of Medicare payment for the next decade.
随着向医疗保险新的资本预期支付系统（PPS）的十年过渡开始，医院财务官员必须做好长期准备。在整个过渡期间，必须收集并保存与资本资产及其融资相关的文件；必须理解审计程序；必须按时完成关键期限；医疗保险财务中介机构（FIs）的计算必须参照医院记录进行核实。最重要的是，必须建立并保持与财务中介机构的沟通渠道，因为今年设定的费率将决定未来十年医疗保险支付的很大一部分。
