1. to join or attach by stitches. 2. to make, repair, etc., by such means: She sewed her own wedding gown. 3. to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag. 4. to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usu. fol. by up). 5. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
6. Proposing the scope of DRGs is new but beneficial. Each hospital will have a lot of say in terms of its scope and approach to bundled payments, such as which DRGs will be included in its bundled payments, Ms. Baggot says.
A convener that is not able to bear risk may not receive payments from CMS but may participate in the initiative as a facilitator for participating awardee providers. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Request for Applications, 39 (Aug. 22, 2011).