Match the Term with the Appropriate Definition or Description

question 19

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the appropriate definition or description:
-Used by prospective payment system method of payment to reimburse hospitals based on the primary diagnosis of the patients

• A)cost-push inflation
• B)demand-pull inflation
• C)diagnosis related groups (DRGs)
• D)Final Report of the Committee on the Costs of Medical Care
• E)gross domestic product (GDP)
• F)health maintenance organization (HMO)
• G)medical malpractice
• H)national debt
• I)Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• J)"pain and suffering"
• K)quality improvement (QI) initiatives
• L)regional variation in health care costs
• M)Roemer's law
• N)yearly deficit

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Definitions:

Trachea

The windpipe; a tube that connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air.

Correct Meaning

The accurate interpretation or definition of a word, phrase, or symbol in a particular context.

IRDS

Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome; a condition in newborns causing respiratory failure due to insufficient surfactant in the lungs.

Inherited Disease

A disorder or condition that is passed genetically from parent to child, which may be evident at birth or develop later in life.