Change in the condition of the disk is a natural result of aging. This is part of our gradual loss of flexibility as we grow older. But disk degeneration is far more serious in some people than in others. Severe cases may be the result of a deficiency in collagen, the material that makes up cartilage.
There are two distinct types of FSEDs: a hospital outpatient department (HOPD), also referred to as an off-site hospital-based or satellite emergency department (ED), and independent freestanding emergency centers (IFECs).
HOPD-managed patients. These costs are for all care provided to patients receiving chemotherapy, and may include costs unrelated to the cancer treatment. (See Appendix I for a full description of the methodology used in the analysis). Office-managed chemotherapy episodes had lower costs regardless of the length of the episode.