Penny Mohr, MS

Phone: 301.656.7401
Fax: 301.654.0629

NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814

Completed Projects - (5)

Comparison of Coding and Billing Practices Among Selected Small Rural and Urban Hospital Outpatient Departments
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Hospitals and clinics, Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS)
Cost of Ambulance Transports for Low-Volume Providers in Rural Areas and Its Implications for Medicare Reimbursement Policy
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Healthcare financing, Medicare
Do We Need a Rural Payment Differential Under the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule?
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Healthcare financing, Medicare
Financial Impact of Outpatient Payment Reform on Rural Hospitals
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Healthcare financing, Hospitals and clinics, Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS)
Recent History of Federal Funding for EMS in the United States
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Health services, Healthcare financing

Federal Funding for Emergency Medical Services
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 07/2002
This report includes recent trend data from 1994 to the present on aggregate federal spending on emergency medical services (EMS) and funding targeted explicitly to rural areas. It also discusses the role various federal agencies have played and traces the history of federal legislation to support EMS programs.

Quality of Medicare Outpatient Claims Data and Its Implications for Rural Outpatient Payment Policy
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 12/2001
This study analyzes Medicare outpatient claims to see if the relatively poor quality of small rural hospitals' claims data have amplified the negative effects of the new payment system on small hospitals.
Establishing a Fair Medicare Reimbursement for Low-Volume Rural Ambulance Providers
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 07/2001
This national study of ambulance transport costs looks at the advantages and disadvantages of several options for Medicare to compensate low-volume rural ambulance providers.