Medicare's new payment system. 1992


UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007388 Internal Medicine A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults. General Internal Medicine,Medicine, Internal,Internal Medicine, General,Medicine, General Internal
D012051 Reimbursement Mechanisms Processes or methods of reimbursement for services rendered or equipment. Mechanism, Reimbursement,Mechanisms, Reimbursement,Reimbursement Mechanism
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D015895 Relative Value Scales Coded listings of physician or other professional services using units that indicate the relative value of the various services they perform. They take into account time, skill, and overhead cost required for each service, but generally do not consider the relative cost-effectiveness. Appropriate conversion factors can be used to translate the abstract units of the relative value scales into dollar fees for each service based on work expended, practice costs, and training costs. Relative-Value Schedules,Resource-Based Relative Value Scale,Resource Based Relative Value Scale,Relative Value Scale,Relative Value Schedules,Relative-Value Schedule,Scale, Relative Value,Scales, Relative Value,Schedule, Relative-Value,Schedules, Relative-Value
D016345 Medicare Part B The voluntary portion of Medicare, known as the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Program, that includes physician's services, home health care, medical services, outpatient hospital services, and laboratory, pathology, and radiology services. All persons entitled to Medicare Part A may enroll in Medicare Part B on a monthly premium basis. Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance Program,Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, Medicare,SMI Program,Part B, Medicare,Program, SMI,Programs, SMI,SMI Programs

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