According to CMS, Disease Hierarchies Address Situations When There Are

question 28

Multiple Choice

According to CMS, disease hierarchies address situations when there are _______________ for a particular disease and _____________________, and these data have been reported for a beneficiary.

• A) several options, Medicare eligibility
• B) multiple levels of severity, discharge disposition
• C) the admission diagnosis, discharge diagnosis
• D) multiple levels of severity, varying degrees of associated costs
• E) None of these is correct.

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