Medicare and Medicaid's patient classification system,consisting of distinct groupings that provide a means for relating the type of patients a hospital treats with the costs incurred for treating them is called:
A) PPS.
B) DRG.
C) RVS.
D) APC.

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Medicare and Medicaid's patient classification system is called the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system. It consists of distinct groupings that provide a means for relating the type of patients a hospital treats with the costs incurred for treating them. The DRG system categorizes patients based on their diagnoses and procedures and assigns a payment to each DRG based on the average cost of treating patients within that group. This system is used to determine reimbursement rates for hospitals and other healthcare facilities that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Medicare and Medicaid's Patient Classification System,consisting of Distinct Groupings That