Discuss the reasoning behind the creation of the Prospective Payment System.
What will be an ideal response?
Cost containment; prior to 1983, hospitals were reimbursed on a per-diem basis (per day), and there was no reason to reduce lengths of stay.
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Healthy Hospital, a 150-bed hospital, discharged 5,250 patients during the year. The average length of stay for these patients was 8 days, and the bed occupancy rate was 74%. The indirect bed turnover rate, correct to one decimal place, is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A patient with generalized weakness informs you that she has a history of iron-deficient anemia. You would understand this to mean that she has:
A) an overabundance of RBCs not capable of carrying oxygen. B) problems transferring oxygen from the lungs to the RBCs. C) a decreased amount of hemoglobin available to carry oxygen. D) malformed RBCs that have a difficult time carrying oxygen.
Under the 1996 HIPAA laws, preexisting conditions were disallowed for:
a. allergies. b. pregnancy. c. cancer. d. recent surgery.
Which root operation listed in the Imaging section has no values for the characters 5, 6, and 7 for any body system noted in character 2?
A. Computerized tomography B. Magnetic resonance imaging C. Plain radiography D. Ultrasonography