Which of the following is a billing system in which a health care provider charges a payer a set amount for a specific service?
A. Prospective payment system
B. Fee-for-service system
C. Insurance-based system
D. None of the above
Answer: B
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the stretcher and reassess his vital signs. He is now hypotensive. The patient is suffering from: A) an anaphylactic reaction to nitroglycerin. B) the side effects of nitroglycerin. C) an allergic reaction to nitroglycerin. D) an untoward reaction to nitroglycerin.
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural mountain highway. You have a patient who was unconscious on arrival, had a seizure, and is currently awake but combative. You suspect he may have a head injury. What is considered the BEST approach regarding transport of this patient?
A) Dispatch the medical helicopter to meet your unit at the community hospital. B) Dispatch and await the medical helicopter, which is 20 minutes away. C) Begin transport to the trauma center on the ground, which is 1.5 hours' driving time. D) Transport to a local community hospital approximately 15 minutes away via ground.
A patient complains of pain to the upper jaw. This would be documented as pain in the:
A) mandible. B) zygoma. C) maxilla. D) mastoid.
In the past, Joint Commission standards have focused on promoting the use of a facility-approved
abbreviation list to be used by hospital care providers. With the advent of the Commission's national patient safety goals, the focus has shifted to the A. prohibited use of any abbreviations. B. flagrant use of specialty-specific abbreviations. C. use of prohibited or "dangerous" abbreviations. D. use of abbreviations used in the final diagnosis.