The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) website contains a designated area for hospital information. To view this information, go to the CMS hospital website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hospital.asp. To view the range of topics available at the site, review the Important Links list and click on Hospitals. To learn more about the Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS), click this subtopic, and then read the Overview. What did you learn about the role of DRGs in this payment system?
Go to the Medicare Quality Improvement Community’s website at http://www.medqic.org. Look up information about the Quality Improvement Organizations program. How many QIOs make up the national network? Who do these organizations represent?
