Diagnosis-related groups were started in 1983 to provide ____
a. Cost-based reimbursement
b. Equalized reimbursement
c. Fee-for-service reimbursement
d. Prearranged reimbursement
D
Medicare instituted prearranged or fixed reimbursement for like categories of care to help control health care costs.
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A) Hydronephrosis B) Nephritic syndrome C) Pylonephritis D) Nephrotoxicity
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A) "I have to do this exam to make sure everything is okay, so just bear with me." B) "You might feel uncomfortable, almost like you have to move your bowels." C) "Just relax, it will only take a minute and then I'll be all finished." D) "I want you to hold your breath as I insert my fingers into the openings."