If a medical practice accepts credit card payments, the American Medical Association (AMA) suggests the use of which guideline?
A. set the fees higher for patients paying with credit cards
B. do not encourage patients to use credit cards for payment
C. advertise outside the office that the practice accepts credit cards
D. allow only a select group of patients to use credit cards for payment
B. do not encourage patients to use credit cards for payment
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The type of managed care plan in which members can only obtain care from providers within the network is the:
A. health maintenance organization (HMO). B. preferred provider organization (PPO). C. point-of-service (POS). D. indemnity.
By accepting lower payments from MCOs, physicians are forced to see more patients each day in order to:
A. deliver MCO-required preventive care. B. minimize malpractice suits. C. enroll more members in the health plan. D. maintain their income due to lower payments.
You should suspect that your patient has pulmonary edema if he or she:
A) has swollen feet and ankles. B) cannot breathe while lying down. C) is hypertensive and tachycardic. D) has a dry, nonproductive cough.
Each of the following statements regarding the point of entry is correct except one. Which one is the exception?
A) Incorrect point of entry results in conecut error. B) Care must be taken to center the image receptor within the beam of radiation. C) The open end of the PID should be placed 2 inches from the patient's skin. D) An image receptor holder with an external aiming device aids in locating the point of entry.