prospective payment system

pros·pec·tive pay·ment sys·tem

(PPS) (prō-spek'tiv pā'mĕnt sis'tĕm) Arrangement mandated by the U.S. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) to control Medicare costs; payment for services provided to a Medicare patient is fixed with adjustments made annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; payment is based on assigned diagnosis-related groups.

prospective payment system

A reimbursement method used in which a fixed, predetermined amount is allocated for treating patients with a specific diagnosis. It was originally developed for Medicare recipients. It is also called payment-by-diagnosis.

单词	prospective payment system
释义	prospective payment system pros·pec·tive pay·ment sys·tem (PPS) (prō-spek'tiv pā'mĕnt sis'tĕm) Arrangement mandated by the U.S. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) to control Medicare costs; payment for services provided to a Medicare patient is fixed with adjustments made annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; payment is based on assigned diagnosis-related groups. prospective payment system A reimbursement method used in which a fixed, predetermined amount is allocated for treating patients with a specific diagnosis. It was originally developed for Medicare recipients. It is also called payment-by-diagnosis. AcronymsSeePPS
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