Part of the payer information required by HIPAA includes a ________ number that is obtained when an insurance plan requires procedures to be approved in advance of the procedure being done.
What will be an ideal response?
This number is referred to as a prior or pre-authorization number.
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Your patient is a 70-year-old male whose tractor rolled over onto him. Your assessment makes you suspicious that the patient has a fractured pelvis. Which of the following complications should you anticipate?
A) Shock B) Damage to the nerves of the lower extremities C) Damage to internal organs D) All of the above
A tight quadratus lumborum will tend to do which of the following?
A) Elevate the shoulder. B) Tilt the pelvis anteriorly. C) Tilt the pelvis posteriorly. D) Elevate the hip.
Medical offices send patients letters to notify them about all of the following except:
A) missed appointments. B) test results. C) account information. D) diagnoses.
A list of drugs approved for coverage is known as (a) ________.
A. generic B. formulary C. preferred D. nonformulary