A written violation of a patient's right to privacy that may result in a charge of defamation of character being filed against a health care provider is termed _________________
a. libel
b. slander
c. assault
d. nonfeasance
a
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If a subpoena is directed at a practice (group of physicians) and is for a medical record, who can accept the subpoena?
a. The person designated to be in charge of medical records b. The receptionist c. Any of the physicians d. The office manager
With the ICD-10 conversion, electronic billing systems must allow for input of _______________in every coding field
a. alphanumeric b. numbers only c. alpha characters only d. roman numerals
Ingestion challenge test (sequential and incremental ingestion of test items, e.g., food, drug or other substance); initial 120 minutes of testing
A) 95017 B) 95018 C) 95075 D) 95076
When a patient calls the office for the result of a laboratory test that happens to be normal, you should
A. never give the results to the patient. B. give the patient the results if the physician has authorized that normal results may be given out. C. take the message and give it to the physician to call. D. mail the results to the patient.