Date of Award

2015

Embargo Period

8-1-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Health Administration

College

College of Health Professions

First Advisor

Kit N. Simpson

Second Advisor

Jillian B. Harvey

Third Advisor

Jane O'Brien

Fourth Advisor

Judith Bierman

Abstract

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has changed the dynamics of how health care is delivered throughout the United States. The purpose of this study was to develop a cost model as a tool that may be customized to calculate costs and compare community-based and outpatient settings for pediatric rehabilitation in South Carolina. Community-based services, in contrast to the outpatient rehabilitation setting has raised questions among rehabilitation professionals and payers of whether outpatient services in contrast to community-based services are more cost-effective, or at least cost neutral. The use of a cost model is important to identify cost-comparisons of community-based versus the outpatient clinic and the reality of delivering rehabilitation services to children while staying within the financial limitations allotted for the delivery of care.

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