[Histonet] Re: DRGs

[Robert Richmond]

DRG's for mice? Do mice have Medicare now? I hope the pending health
care reform legislation addresses this issue - it's no wonder costs
are spiraling out of sight!

I have the feeling that a mouse DRG might be something other than
"Diagnosis Related Group", the coding scheme that has determined
Medicare (and many other insurers') payments to hospitals for close to
thirty years now.

Histonet includes many people from diverse disciplines. It's better
not to assume that any but the commonest abbreviations (H & E and not
too many more) will be understood by every Histonetter.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN (I mean Tennessee)