Identify at least three reasons that the cost of health care is rising.
What will be an ideal response?
There are more than nine reasons that health care costs are rising. They are the fee for service reimbursement system, fragmentation in payment and care delivery, administrative burdens, advances in medical technology, tax treatment of health insurance, changing trends in healthcare market consolidation, and competition for providers and the legal and regulatory environment. The aging population, rising rates of chronic disease, and lifestyle factors that include personal health choices.
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A) at home. B) at their place of employment. C) at a relative's home. D) none of the above
Which of the following is required to document unit/floor intraservice time?
A. Documentation of the time spent by the physician in review of patient records while in transit to the patient's unit, floor, or bedside B. Documentation of the physician's presence on the patient's hospital unit or floor and at the patient's bedside C. Documentation of the physician's independent review of diagnostic results in the presence of the physician, radiologist or pathologist who performed the diagnostic testing D. Documentation of the policy of the facility in which the physician has performed the E/M service
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A common stereotype associated with persons with communication disabilities is
disinterest indigence indifference lack of intelligence