MedPAC Calls For DRG Refinement, Specialty Hospital Moratorium Extension
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare hospital inpatient reimbursement accuracy should be improved by refining current diagnosis-related groups to "more fully capture differences in severity of illness among patients," according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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