Your supervising dentist asks you to perform a function you are not legally permitted to do even though he/ she tells you they will take responsibility. Would it be appropriate to perform the function?
Only if the patient consents to it
Only if there is nobody else to do it
Only if he/she watches you
It is never all right to perform functions outside of your legally permitted duties.
It is never all right to perform functions outside of your legally permitted duties.
Rationale: It is never all right for you to perform a function outside of your permitted duties, no matter what your employer says they will do. It is ultimately your license that will be in jeopardy. You can be fined and/or lose your license, which means that you will lose your livelihood.
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Written communication from a physician's office is a direct reflection of the
A. entire physician's office. B. medical office manager. C. patient. D. physician.
You are caring for a patient with an extensive cold injury to his right hand and arm. Which of the following instructions would be appropriate?
A) "Why don't we get that ring off his right ring finger." B) "We need to move the right arm to promote blood flow into it." C) "I need someone to apply hot packs to the right hand and arm." D) "Will someone please carefully cut off the frozen clothing on his arm?"
The MUE project was implemented by CMS as part of the NCCI to improve the accuracy of Medicare payments by __________
a. comparing units of service with payment requested on submitted claims b. detecting and denying unlikely Medicare claims on a prepayment basis c. reimbursing submitted claims within 30 days of receipt and adjudication d. reporting errors due to inappropriate units of service, reducing overpayments
health care plan
What will be an ideal response?