Question

answer the following questions
1 what are the six keys that determine the RUG three groupers.

2 what are the three components that together reflect the cost of the particular procedure

3 what are the major categories of suppliers of the hco?

4 what are the four major payment method unit that are used in the healthcare

Answer 1

1. RUG means Resource utilisation group. The RUG-III consists of two groupers RUG-III 44 and RUG-III 34 groups. These RUG groupers are determined based on these 6 keys.

1. They provide extensive services.

2. They regulate and monitor services with various therapies to the patients with disabilities known as special rehabilitation.

3. They give special care to the residents.

4. They monitors for residents with many disorders known as clinically complex.

5. They check for residents with disabilities in memory and thinking called as impaired cognition.

6. They treat the residents with physical,verbal and other behavioural problems.

2. The 3 components that together reflect the cost of the particular procedure is the payments for the employees which is usually about 60% of the expenditure and the revenues and the services required by the individuals.

3. The major categories of suppliers of the HCO are the a.employees b. The equipment suppliers c. The service contractors d. The vendors and the lenders. These categories of people plays an important role as suppliers in the HCO.

4. Each payment method is defined by the unit of payment. They are per time period, per service, per day, per equipment etc. The methods such as fee for service is a payment given for the procedure. And pay-per-diem is a payment for bed for a day. Pay-for-performance is payed depending on quality of care. These are some of the payment methods used in healthcare.