Which are assigned to the MAC jurisdictions (replacing Program Safeguard Contractors) to review billing trends and patterns, focusing on providers whose billings for Medicare services are higher than the majority of providers in the community?
a. hospital value-based purchasers
b. Recovery Audit Contractors
c. whistleblowers
d. Zone Program Integrity Contractors
d
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If a high-rise building is 1,100 feet tall, how much pressure must be available at ground level simply to overcome elevation pressure loss in the system?
A. 385 psi B. 417 psi C. 477 psi D. 550 psi
The respiratory therapist is called to a patient's room as part of the rapid response team (RRT). The patient is unconscious and pulseless. The EKG monitor displays asystole. Which of the following actions would NOT be indicated at this time?
a. Call a code. b. Begin CPR. c. Defibrillate the patient. d. Administer ACLS medications.
Cystic fibrosis patients can have all of the following EXCEPT:
a. malnutrition. b. meconium ileus (bowel obstruction). c. excessive, viscous pulmonary secretions. d. tendency for status asthmaticus.
Which instrument could be used for burr-hole cranial perforation if no powered equipment is available?
a. Cloward bit b. Gigli saw c. Hudson brace d. Penfield dissector