Multiple Choice
Match the following terms to the correct definitions.
-The United States Congress required CMS through the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to begin applying a slightly different payment methodology when transferring patients from the acute care to the postacute care setting
A) Complication
B) Comorbidity
C) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)
D) PEPPER-Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report
E) Postacute Transfer Policy
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