Situational variables are characteristics of the environment in which the experiment is being conducted which may have an effect on the results. The nature of these variables is very much dependent on the nature of the experiment but temperature, time and humidity could all be situational variables.
hospital income insurance. Insurance that provides an income while the insured is in the hospital. This type of policy pays out on a weekly or monthly basis. The benefit paid out can be used to pay hospital expenses or for whatever purpose the insured chooses.
cases are divided into relatively homogeneous categories called diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). In this DRG prospective payment system, Medicare pays hospitals a flat rate per case for inpatient hospital care so that efficient hospitals are rewarded for their efficiency and inefficient hospitals have an incentive to become more efficient.