The Gall-Peters Projection world map. While originally created by James Gall in 1885, the Gall-Peters Projection came into public consciousness in 1967 when Arno Peters championed it as a more accurate representation of the size of countries. It was considered controversial for calling into question the way the âthird-worldâ is represented.
APC stands for Medicare's ambulatory payment classification. Hospitals use Medicare APC codes to bill the federal government for hospital services given to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Every item, machine or procedure used to care for a Medicare or Medicaid patient has a specialized code that is submitted by the hospital during the billing process.
Medicareâs Coding System for Medical Billing. APC stands for Medicareâs Ambulatory Payment Classification, the coding system that hospitals use to bill the federal government for services provide to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Every procedure or medication given to Medicare and Medicaid patients has its own unique code that must be submitted to Medicare by the hospital in order to receive reimbursement for services.