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.
The DRG payment rates cover most routine operating. costs attributable to patient care, including routine nursing services, room and board, and. diagnostic and ancillary services.19 The CMS creates a rate of payment based on the âaverageâ. cost to deliver care (bundled services) to a patient with a particular disease.