How might the nurse manager of a hospital inpatient unit manage differently under the prospective payment system (i.e., DRGs) than he or she managed under a cost-based system? He or she would:

a.    Manage costs by decreasing the length of stay.

b.    Be less concerned with managing the total cost of care for an episode.

c.    Focus on the hospital receiving prompt payment for care.

d.    Focus on government regulation of staffing levels.