Chapter 6 The Hospital Industry3 10.Doctors are typically direct emplovees of hospitals in the U.S.,whereas in the U.K.,they do most of their work in private practice settings FALSE.In the U.K.,doctors are typically direct employees of the Nationa Health Service.U.S.doctors typically run private practices while maintain- ing a working relationship with hospitals,although in recent years,there have been increasing number of hospitalists who work as direct employees of hospitals. 11.In a DRG payment system,hospitals receive payment according to the num- ber of services rendered. FALSE.DRGpayment systems compensate hospitals based on the patient di- Medicare pat erdless of the actual services tient the ho rns e an rendered(under some regulation by Medicare).A payment system based on number of services rendered is known as a fee-for-service model. 3 Bhattacharya,Hyde &Tu013Chapter 6| The Hospital Industry | 3 10. Doctors are typically direct employees of hospitals in the U.S., whereas in the U.K., they do most of their work in private practice settings. FALSE. In the U.K., doctors are typically direct employees of the National Health Service. U.S. doctors typically run private practices while maintain￾ing a working relationship with hospitals, although in recent years, there have been increasing number of hospitalists who work as direct employees of hospitals. 11. In a DRG payment system, hospitals receive payment according to the num￾ber of services rendered. FALSE. DRG payment systems compensate hospitals based on the patient di￾agnoses. For example, a Medicare patient entering the hospital with kidney failure earns the hospital the same amount regardless of the actual services rendered (under some regulation by Medicare). A payment system based on number of services rendered is known as a fee-for-service model. 3 ￾c Bhattacharya, Hyde & Tu 2013