Common use of Flat Fee Variable Descriptions Clause in Contracts

Flat Fee Variable Descriptions. FFHHTYPE indicates whether the 1998 home health provider event is the “stem” or “leaf” of a flat fee group. A stem (records with FFHHTYPE = 1) is the initial medical service (event) which is followed by other medical events that are covered under the same flat fee payment. The leaf of the flat fee group (records with FFHHTYPE = 2) are those medical events that are tied back to the initial medical event (the stem) in the flat fee group.

Flat Fee Variable Descriptions. FFHHTYPE indicates whether the 1998 1997 home health provider event is the “stem” or “leaf” of a flat fee group. A stem (records with FFHHTYPE = 1) is the initial medical service (event) which is followed by other medical events that are covered under the same flat fee payment. The leaf of the flat fee group (records with FFHHTYPE = 2) are those medical events that are tied back to the initial medical event (the stem) in the flat fee group.