The outpatient prospective payment system reimburses services according to ambulatory payment classifications (APCs), which group services according to similar __________ and in terms of resources required

a. clinical characteristics
b. intensity of resources
c. risk of mortality
d. severity of illness


a

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A. True B. False

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