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diagnostic-related group

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diagnostic-related group (DRG),
a group of patients classified for measuring a medical facility's delivery of care. The classifications, used to determine Medicare payments for inpatient care, are based on primary and secondary diagnosis, primary and secondary procedures, age, and length of hospitalization. See also prospective payment system.


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The health system also certified that they would not claim any waived payments as bad debt and that the discount program would be offered to all patients, regardless of admission, length of stay, diagnostic-related group, or financial status.
The Prompt Pay Discount would be offered by the Health System without regard to the reason for the patient's admission, length of stay, diagnostic-related group, or ambulatory payment classification
 
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