Describe how the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has had an impact on patient registration procedures in medical facilities.
What will be an ideal response?
Most offices have installed "privacy" windows in the registration area to prevent patients who are waiting to be seen from overhearing staff conversations and phone calls. Patient sign-in sheets are modified so that only a blank line is available to prevent patients from seeing the names of individuals who were seen throughout the day. Computer monitors are fitted with privacy shields so that information as a computer screen is visible only to the individual using the computer.
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with liquor containers. Aside from the alcohol, which of the following scene clues would be most significant to the EMT? A) Glucometer on the table B) Smell of urine in the room C) Dried vomit on the floor D) Bugs and insects in the room
A coworker is telling you about a recent run in which he provided care to a preschooler. Based on this description, you know that age of the patient would have been:
A) 1–2 years. B) 3–6 years. C) 6–8 years. D) more than 9 years.
The surgery performed to deliver an infant through the mother's abdominal wall is called a _____ ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What are the three basic needs that food provides?