A system that classifies patients by age, diagnosis, and surgical procedure and produces 300 different categories used for predicting the use of hospital resources is known as:
a. quality assurance.
b. resource assessment.
c. quality improvement.
d. diagnosis-related groups.
D
Cost reimbursement rates by the government plans are based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), which is a system that classifies patients by age, diagnosis, and surgical procedure, producing 300 different categories used in predicting the use of hospital resources, including length of stay.
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