The primary goal of HIPAA’s 2003 privacy standards was to protect:The primary goal of HIPAA’s 2003 privacy standards was to protect:The primary goal of HIPAA’s 2003 privacy standards was to protect:The primary goal of HIPAA’s 2003 privacy standards was to protect:The primary goal of HIPAA’s 2003 privacy standards was to protect:The primary goal of HIPAA’s 2003 privacy standards was to protect:
a. personal health information
b. child health plans
c. employees health benefit program
d. electronic data interchange
ANSWER: a
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A) After three "No Shock Advised" messages are received B) Immediately upon determining that the patient is in cardiac arrest C) After one shock has been delivered and the patient remains in cardiac arrest D) Before delivering the first shock when a "Shock Advised" message is received
Another EMT tells you that he had a call the previous shift in which he thought a 5-year-old boy might be the victim of abuse, since he had bruises on both upper legs and chest. However, the EMT did not communicate this suspicion to anyone or transport the patient. What would your best response be?
A) "If you do not take steps to report this suspicion, you can be punished in a court of law." B) "Let's see if we can go back to the house to make a better assessment of the situation." C) "This sounds more like neglect, rather than physical abuse, so there is not much to do at this point." D) "Bruises in these areas are very typical for an active 5-year-old, making abuse unlikely."
Patient is seen in a radiology clinic for an x-ray of the arm (73090). The films are sent to another radiologist (not affiliated with the clinic) to interpret and write the report. What HCPCS Level II modifier would be appended to the CPT code for the services of the radiology clinic?
What will be an ideal response?
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)