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Mod 150 Unit 3 terms
Term words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admission Review: | A review for appropriateness and necessity of admission |
| Ambulatory payment classification (APC): | A system review of outpatient hospital reimbursement based on procedures rather than diagnoses |
| Appropriateness evaluation protocol (AEP): | Nineteen criteria for admission under the prospective payment system, separated into two categories: severity and intensity of illness. |
| Capitation: | System of payment used by managed care plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a fixed, per capita amount for each patient enrolled over a stated period regardless of the type and number of services provided: reimbursements |