A Medicare Cost Containment and Quality policy change in 2008 required the CMS to identity conditions that. A. are high-cost and/or high volume. B. result in the assignment of a case to a higher payment DRG when the condition is a secondary diagnosis. C. could reasonably have been prevented through the use of evidence-based treatment guidelines. D. All of these are correct.

A Medicare Cost Containment and Quality policy change in 2008 required the CMS to identity conditions that. A. are high-cost and/or high volume. B. result in the assignment of a case to a higher payment DRG when the condition is a secondary diagnosis. C. could reasonably have been prevented through the use of evidence-based treatment guidelines. D. All of these are correct.

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Chapter13: Medical Records Management

Section: Chapter Questions

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