Match the Type of Reimbursement Method with the Correct Description

question 21

Multiple Choice

Match the type of reimbursement method with the correct description below.

-An outpatient classification system developed by Health Systems International is ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) .

• A)Ambulatory payment
• B)Bed leasing
• C)Capitation or percentage of revenue
• D)Case rate
• E)Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
• F)Differential by day in hospital
• G)Differential by service type
• H)Fee schedule
• I)Flat rate
• J)Per diem
• K)Periodic interim payments (PIPs) and cash advances
• L)Withhold
• M)Reinsurance stop-loss
• N)Charges
• O)Discounts in the form of sliding scale
• P)Sliding scales for discounts and per diems

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage in the development of an organism.

Placenta

A vital structure that forms inside the uterus throughout pregnancy, supplying the fetus with oxygen and essential nutrients while eliminating its waste materials.

Fetus

A developing mammal or human from the completion of embryonic development to birth, characterized by rapid growth and the development of body structures.

Embryo

A stage in prenatal development after fertilization and before becoming a fetus, characterized by rapid cell division and the start of cell differentiation.