DRGs, or Diagnosis Related Groups, are a system used by the government to determine how much Medicare and Medicaid will pay for medical procedures based on the patient's diagnosis. It is a way to standardize payments and cut costs by putting patients with similar diagnoses into specific groups with predetermined reimbursement rates.

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DRGs

Question 12

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DRGs:

A) List what the government would pay for medical procedures.
B) Help physicians diagnose the proper illness to classify a patient with.
C) Create a monthly payment schedule for physicians, depending on the number of patients they see.
D) Are organizations of physicians that regulate expenditures in clinics throughout the United States.
E) None of the above.

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