Matching ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes to CPT and HCPCS level II procedure and service codes on a claim submitted for a patient encounter ensures that services and procedures are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury. This concept is called __________
a. advance beneficiary notice of nonpayment
b. medical necessity
c. quality assurance
d. utilization management
b
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An alert and oriented 69-year-old male has slight right-arm weakness but exhibits no deficits to the right leg. The EMT should consider the patient a:
A) non-priority transport since no paralysis exists. B) priority only if the patient also has a low blood glucose level. C) non-priority since he is alert and oriented. D) priority for transport to a hospital with a stroke center.
Which of the following is the manner in which the majority of patients will be assessed?
A. Airway, breathing, and circulation B. Airway, circulation, and breathing C. Breathing, airway, and circulation D. Circulation, airway, and breathing
A patient portal is
A. online access to a variety of health care services and communications with providers. B. an educational program for patients. C. an educational program for providers. D. a medical device to provide nutrients to patients. E. an educational program for family members of dying patients.
An AEMT is faced with treating an unresponsive patient whose respirations are not depressed and the likelihood of narcotic overdose is remote. The AEMT feels helpless and believes that doing anything is better than doing nothing at all, the AEMT then decided to administer naloxone to the patient. The AEMT has fallen prey to an error called:
A) satisficing bias. B) fundamental attribution bias. C) anchoring bias. D) commission bias.