Which Program Offers an Incentive to Hospitals to Discharge Patients

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which program offers an incentive to hospitals to discharge patients as quickly as possible?

• A) Retrospective payment system
• B) Prospective payment system
• C) Seamless system
• D) Private insurance plans in effect for under 1 year

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Definitions:

Periodic Inventory Systems

An inventory system in which the inventory count is updated and the cost of goods sold is calculated periodically at specific intervals, often manually.

Direct Labor Costs

Direct labor costs are the wages paid to employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Factory Wages Payable

Liabilities owed by a company for labor costs associated with the manufacturing process that have not yet been paid.

Work in Process Inventory

Items that are in the production process but are not yet complete, representing one of the stages in the inventory cycle.