To determine the benefits payable under the COB provision, use all of the following guidelines EXCEPT:
a. Compute the normal liability (NL), both Basic and Major Medical benefits, that would be payable in the absence of Medicare (perform a line-for-line calculation).
b. Determine the amount the provider is allowed to collect.
c. Use the greater of number one or number two as the base.
d. Compare the amount paid by Medicare to the base.
C
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A) document that the patient refuses to sign and leave. B) have a family member sign as a witness to the refusal. C) have your partner sign on behalf of the patient. D) inform the patient that by law he must sign the form.
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.
A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with aspiration pneumonia in the superior seg-ments of the left lower lobe. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?
a. Patient prone with a pillow under abdo-men, bed flat b. Head down, patient prone with a pillow under abdomen c. Head down, patient supine with a pillow under knees d. Patient supine with a pillow under knees, bed flat
What health informatics professional would listen to recorded tapes from physicians and translate them into recorded text?
A. Epidemiologist B. Process technician C. Medical transcriptionist D. Medical technologist