A nurse is teaching the staff about the Prospective Payment System (PPS).Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session?

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PPS established diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).Established by Congress in 1983,the PPS eliminated cost-based reimbursement,which is reimbursement for every service the patient receives.Hospitals serving patients using Medicare were no longer paid for all costs incurred in delivering care to a patient.Instead,inpatient hospital services for patients using Medicare were combined into 468 DRGs.PPS provides a preset amount of money to hospitals and health care providers for DRGs,not for health promotion.Managed care focuses on health promotion.

A Nurse Is Teaching the Staff About the Prospective Payment