Under Normal Circumstances, Prospective Payment Systems Take into Consideration All

question 7

Multiple Choice

Under normal circumstances, prospective payment systems take into consideration all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) Actual current charges
• B) Diagnosis
• C) Historical average charges
• D) Procedures (treatments)

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Definitions:

Continuous Random Variables

Variables capable of assuming any value within a specified range, with the potential for infinite variations.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a variable will take one of two independent values under a given set of parameters or conditions.

Independent Trials

Independent Trials are experiments or processes in which the outcome of any given trial does not affect the outcome of any other trial.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that measures the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space.