Several Factors Have Impacted the Change in the Number of Hospitals

question 19

Multiple Choice

Several factors have impacted the change in the number of hospitals in the health care system. These factors include:

• A) The shift from a retrospective to a prospective payment system
• B) The shift from a prospective to a retrospective payment system
• C) Both a and b
• D) Neither a nor b

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