What is the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The DRG system is a form of prospective payment system that categorizes patients who are medically related with respect to diagnosis and treatment and who are statistically similar in length of stay. A fixed payment is made to the hospital for all services provided based on the DRG.
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A) ET intubation, assisted ventilation with PEEP. B) needle decompression and assisted ventilation. C) oxygen and continuous positive airway pressure. D) high doses of morphine for pain, bulky dressings.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Infants, especially those under three months of age, and the elderly are more prone to infection than other age groups.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The key to the success of any educational process is ____.
A. verifying that patients have actually understood the information B. how well the patient does after surgery C. the patient's level of education D. the interest and support conveyed by the presenter of the teaching E. how much written material the patient is given to study