Why is it important for the patient not to feel as if his or her type of insurance or ability to pay is the most important item of information collected?

What will be an ideal response?


The patient should be made to feel as if he or she is important to the medical office staff. When patients believe that the medical staff value the type of insurance or ability to pay, patients may feel that the staff are impersonal or that the primary concern is money, rather than the patients.

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The federal court system is structured at three levels. Which of the following lists these from lowest to highest level?

A) Circuit court, district court, U.S. Supreme Court B) Circuit court, appellate court, U.S. Supreme Court C) District court, appellate court, U.S. Supreme Court D) District court, circuit court, U.S. Supreme Court

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The earliest workers' compensation programs were opposed by organized labor because they did not encourage a(n) ________ work environment.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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____________________ is the absence of a pulse with organized activity on cardiac monitoring.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A manager analyzes and compares data against the standard set for an activity. When the standards are not met, this data is called what?

A. variation or deviation B. improper activity C. contradiction D. error

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