What Is the System That Classifies Patients by Age,diagnosis,and Surgical

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is the system that classifies patients by age,diagnosis,and surgical procedure,and produces 300 different categories used for predicting the use of hospital resources?

• A)Quality assurance
• B)Resource assessment
• C)Quality improvement
• D)Diagnosis-related groups

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Definitions:

Nuclear Envelope

The double-membraned structure that encloses the nucleus of a cell, separating its contents from the cytoplasm.

Prometaphase

A stage of mitosis where the nuclear envelope breaks down, and the spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of chromosomes.

Centromeres

The region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids are joined, playing a crucial role in the movement of chromosomes during cell division.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies formed by the replication of a chromosome, with both copies joined together by a common centromere.