PPS
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- noun
- Irish
- To apply for social welfare benefits in Ireland, you need your PPS number.
Examples
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The PPS number is essential for accessing public services in Ireland.
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Every citizen in Ireland is assigned a unique PPS number for identification purposes.
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The PPS 7 data tape covered fiscal reporting periods beginning on or after 1 October 1989.
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PPS not only stabilized revenues, it also introduced incentives to limit patient stay.
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This article examines how rural hospitals altered their strategic planning in response to PPS and the extent to which planning is related to better performance.
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Medicare PPS was introduced in stages from 1983 to 1987—the transition period.
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In the early days of Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS), the rate of growth in costs on the hospital inpatient side slowed down as lengths of stay were reduced.
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Although not the sole factor causing the turbulent environment for rural hospitals, Medicare PPS has increasingly motivated other insurers to adopt similar reimbursement policies.
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From the first year of the prospective payment system (PPS) (fiscal year 1984) to its fourth year (fiscal year 1988), hospital profits from operations declined sharply because of lower occupancy rates, inadequate payments, and rising healthcare costs (Prospective Payment Commission ProPac 1991).
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Surface Forms
Etymology
PPS stands for Personal Public Service number in Ireland, which is like a national ID you need to work and use public services, so a PPS number identifies you for government help and records.