The Case Mix Index Records the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group

question 13

True/False

The case mix index records the Medicare Severity diagnosis-related group (MS-DRG), title of the MS-DRG, number of patients, number of patient days, average length of stay (ALOS), and the total charges.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

The distribution exhibits a symmetrical pattern centered on the mean, demonstrating the more common appearance of close-to-mean data than those at a distance.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of values in a study that are free to vary when statistics, like variance, are being calculated, influencing the shape of various distributions.

Parameters Estimated

The process of using sample data to estimate the values of parameters in a statistical model.

Normal Population

A population that follows a normal distribution, where the mean, median, and mode are equal, and the data symmetrically distributes around the mean.