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Thermocline - <span>a steep temperature gradient in a body of water, that is marked by a layer above and below at which the water is at different temperatures.
halocline - </span><span> a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water.
pycnocline - </span><span>a layer in an ocean or other body of water in which water density increases rapidly with depth.</span>
The medicare prospective payment system for reimbursing hospitals utilizes APCs.
APC stands for Ambulatory Payment Classifications that includes the outpatient payment system which is applicable only to the hospitals. There are different reimbursement methods for hospitals outpatients, inpatients, physicians, etc.
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