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BPCI (Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative), CARE (Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation), CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), DRG (diagnosis-related group), IRF (inpatient rehabilitation facility), LTCH (long-term care hospital), MDS (Minimum Data Set), SNF (skilled nursing facility)Purchase one-time access:
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Supported by the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC.
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily represent the views of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital or its parent organization, MedStar Health.
No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.
