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Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM)

The measure of the improper payments of Medicaid and CHIP, which results in an error rate for each program. These rates are based on multiple factors; fee-for-service (FFS), managed care and eligibility sections of Medicaid and CHIP in the fiscal year under review.

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)

Healthcare facilities that provide treatment without admitting the patient into a hospital, also known as same-day surgery centers and outpatient surgery centers.