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. 1986 Fall;8(1):35–45.

Table 1. Standards for case-mix reimbursement in Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Maryland Ohio West Virginia
Behavioral/mental status Behavioral/mental status
Bathing1 Personal hygiene2 Personal hygiene2
Dressing1
Eating1 Eating Eating
Mobility1 Mobility Mobility
Incontinence1 Incontinence/catheters Incontinence
Catheters
Turning and positioning3
Tube feeding3
Decubitus care3 Dressings and nonroutine skin care Dressings
Medications Medications
Single injections Injections Injections
Multiple injections
Appliances Appliances
Restraints
Enemas or douches Enemas or douches
Suctioning/tracheostomy Suctioning/tracheostomy Suctioning/tracheostomy
Oxygen/aerosol Oxygen/aerosol therapy Oxygen/intermittent positive pressure breathing
Ostomy care Colostomy, ileostomy, or ureterostomy Colostomy, ileostomy, or ureterostomy
Intravenous/subcutaneous Intravenous and subcutaneous fluids Intravenous/subcutaneous
Habititation4
Specialized services5
Physical therapy5
Occupational therapy5
Speech/audiology5
Psychological5
1

Activities of daily living used to categorize patients into light, moderate, or heavy care classifications.

2

Includes bathing, dressing, hair care, nail care, shaving, and dental care.

3

Special services used to categorize patients into a heavy special care classification.

4

Determines the need for physical and/or psychosocial rehabilitation therapies.

5

Specific physical and psychosocial therapies.