Table 6. Percent increases in the case-mix index from corresponding quarters in 1981.
| Discharge quarter | Quarter in which hospital entered prospective payment system | |||
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| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-June | Jul.-Sept. | |
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| Percent change from 19811 | ||||
| Oct.-Dec. 1983 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Jan.-Mar. 1984 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Apr.-June 1984 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| July-Sept. 1984 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 11.1 |
| Oct.-Dec. 1984 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.3 |
| Jan.-Mar. 1985 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
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Percent change from corresponding quarter spans a variable number of years. The diagnosis-related group weights for fiscal year 1984 were used for all entries.
SOURCE: The Rand Corporation: Analysis of calendar year 1981 MEDPAR and fiscal year 1984 PATBILL files for the nonwaiver States.