Salary. According to the BLS, the median wage for probation and correctional treatment specialists is $47,200 per year, or $22.69 per hour. The lowest 10 percent of officers earn $30,920 a year, while the highest 10 percent earn more than $80,750 a year.The highest-paid officers are those employed by state governments.he BLS defines parole officers as a type of probation officer tasked with monitoring offenders who have served a complete jail sentence followed by a conditioned release.
ESRD coordination period calculator. Beneficiaries eligible for Medicare due to ESRD (end-stage renal disease) are subject to a coordination period of 30 months regardless of the type of coverage available to the beneficiary. Once this period has transpired, Medicare becomes the primary payer. During the coordination period, claims are submitted to the beneficiaryâs primary payer for payment and then to Medicare with the explanation of benefits in order to be considered for secondary payment.
What are Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)? The Social Security Act created a system of payment for the operating costs associated with Medicare Part A hospital inpatient stays. This system is based on set rates and is referred to as the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). As a part of this system, each case is categorized into a Medicare Severity -- Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG). Patients who have similar clinical characteristics and similar treatment costs are assigned to an MS-DRG. The MS-DRG is linked to a fixed payment amount based on the average treatment cost of patients in the group. Patients can be assigned to an MS-DRG based on their diagnosis, surgical procedures, age, and other information.