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.
Transfer DRG. Medicare has established payment rules for certain Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) associated with follow-up care in other facilities or by home health agencies. Medicare reduces hospital payments for these DRGs, assuming that this care will be delivered by a different provider. However, in many cases, the discharged patient does not receive follow-up care, and when that care is not delivered, the hospital is eligible to receive the full DRG payment.