RUGS definition

RUGS means the 34 RUG identification system based on the Resource Utilization Group System established by Medicare to measure and ultimately pay for the labor, fixed costs and other resources necessary to provide care to Medicaid patients. Each "RUG" is assigned a weight based on an assessment of its relative value as measured by resource utilization.

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RUGS means the resource utilization groups that are used under the Prospective Payment System to determine Medicare reimbursement levels, which groups are based on a hierarchy of the resource intensity of a patient;

RUGS means the 34 RUG identification system based on the Resource Utilization Group System established by Medicare to measure and ultimately pay for the labor, fixed costs and other resources necessary to provide care to Medicaid patients. Each

Examples of RUGS in a sentence

• Medicare will reimburse the Facility a fixed per diem or daily fee based on the Resident’s classification within the Medicare RUGS III guidelines.

• NO RUGS towels, blankets, linen shall be hung or shaken from the windows, balconies, stairways or landings.

• By: /s/ Gene ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ----------------------------- Name: Gene ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ----------------------- Title: Secretary ---------------------- [CORPORATE SEAL] RUGS N REMNANTS, INC.

• THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ALL CARPET, BROADLOOM CARPET, CARPET TILE, WALK-OFF CARPET, RUGS, MATS, AND ENTRYWAY SYSTEMS THAT HAVE CARPET STRIPS OR CARPET-LIKE STRIPS IN THEM.

• Health Care Facility shall provide written notice to Kindred of the receipt of any such RUGS reclassification, denial or disallowance notice or any medical necessity denial or disallowance from Medicare or its agent ("Notice") related to Kindred's Services within 10 days of receipt.

• The methodology was updated from RUGS III to RUGS IV to coincide with the calculation of new rate components during the rebasing process.

• We estimated the impact of the semi- annual per diem update and the update to RUGS IV in the base data at the population group and region level based on NF per diem updates by provider.