The term for a death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy and without any signs of life
A) Abortion
B) Fetal death
C) Newborn death
D) Premature death
B
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A law that may protect a person from negligence for voluntarily performing life-saving care is:
A) HIPAA. B) the Good Samaritan Act. C) the Patient's Bill of Rights Act. D) CLIA.
Under civil law, the maximum penalty for medical fraud is:
10 years in jail. exclusion from the American Medical Association. $10,000. loss of professional license.
How have most privacy complaints under HIPAA been resolved?
A. legal action B. court battles C. by jail terms D. voluntary compliance
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following report
Patient age: 4 days old Preoperative and postoperative diagnosis: Diaphragmatic hernia Procedure: Hernia repair The patient was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. A transabdominal incision was made, and the herniated stomach was visualized. The stomach was returned to the appropriate position in the abdominal cavity. The hernia sac was cut away and removed. Sutures were placed in the diaphragm to narrow the enlarged opening. A chest tube was inserted. The abdomen was closed. Drains were placed, and the wound was sutured. The patient tolerated the procedure and was sent to the recovery room in stable condition.