Please answer the following questions related to week 7 reading material. This assignment will be graded using the written assignment rubric. APA style format will apply.
- Explain geographic practice cost index (GPCI).
- Reimbursement for ambulance services are based on the level of service provided to the beneficiary. The fee schedule consists of seven levels of service. Describe three of these levels of service.
- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) mandated that a bundled payment system for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) be designed and implemented. Specifically, what did the law require CMS do? What is the definition of ESRD as defined by CMS?
- Hospice services are palliative. Hospice patients or their families have decided to forego curative treatments for their diseases. What are some of the covered services?
Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement 5th Edition ISBN# 978-1-58426-434-7