In 2008, Medicare Implemented Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs) and Relative

question 33

Multiple Choice

In 2008, Medicare implemented ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) and relative payment weights to reimburse ________ for surgical procedures performed.

• A) ambulatory surgery centers
• B) clinics
• C) inpatient facilities
• D) emergency departments

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Definitions:

Prototype

A mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to a prototype provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories (as when comparing feathered creatures to a prototypical bird, such as a robin).

Mental Grouping

The cognitive process of organizing concepts, objects, or ideas into categories based on common properties to simplify understanding and memory.

Step-by-Step

Involves breaking down information, processes, or problems into smaller, manageable parts to facilitate understanding or completion.

Belief Perseverance

Clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited.