Multiple Choice
MS-DRGs differ from DRGs in that MS-DRGs take into account __________________.
A) patient demographic data such as address, insurance type, etc.
B) various levels of patient illness using secondary diagnoses.
C) whether the hospital is a "teaching" hospital or "nonteaching" hospital
D) whether the patient has had any previous hospitalizations
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