A nurse who provides care in a postsurgical care unit of a hospital is aware that reimbursement to the hospital for Medicare patients is based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). How are DRGs used to determine reimbursement for Medicare patients?
A) Hospitals receive payment at a fixed rate for patients with diagnoses that fall into a specific DRG.
B) Medicare patients match the hospital's reimbursement from Medicare at a dollar-for-dollar rate.
C) A Medicare patient's minimum levels of care are established by the DRG that best relates to the patient's care needs.
D) Hospitals do not receive reimbursement if it can be demonstrated that a patient falls within a DRG.
A
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