Imagine you are working in a practice in a state where the statute of limitations is 7 years. How long must you keep Medicare records in that practice?
What will be an ideal response?
Any medical record should always be kept for at least 5 years or the number of years instructed in each state's statute of limitations, whichever is greater.
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In preparing for a call, "phase 6" refers to:
A) cleaning and disinfecting equipment. B) completing all paperwork. C) notifying dispatch that you are back in service. D) all of the above.
Your patient is a? 48-year-old female with advanced hepatitis secondary to drug and alcohol abuse. She is confused and is noncompliant with her medications. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her? confusion?
a. Anemia
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Elevated ammonia levels
d. Hypercoagulative state
You are at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident where a church van carrying 15 parishioners overturned. You and your partner are in charge of the treatment unit and are presented with four patients. Which one will you treat first?
A) A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 42 breaths/min and a rapid and weak radial pulse B) An elderly female patient with a femur fracture and a yellow tag on her wrist C) A 21-year-old male in cardiopulmonary arrest D) A 13-year-old boy who walked to the treatment area complaining of a severe headache
Neonatal aspiration of amniotic fluid and mucus with pneumonia is reported with code(s) ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).