After reading the Chapter, Introduction to Health Care Facilities and Ambulatory Surgery Centers, you will complete an outline of the outcomes.

Outcomes

1. Describe the various types of healthcare facilities.
2. Explain the difference between inpatient and outpatient services.
3. Understand the 72-hour rule and inpatient-only list.
4. Explain the revenue cycle of reimbursement systems for ambulatory surgical centers and hospital facility claims.
5. Describe the components of the inpatient prospective payment system.
6. Describe the components of the outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical payment systems.
7. Describe other types of prospective payment systems.
8. Understand what a never event is.
9. Explain the Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP).
10. Identify the Ambulatory Quality Reporting (ASCQR) measures and the effect on the ASC payment rates.
11. Explain the role of utilization management and the types of reviews.