Separating the components of a procedure and reporting them as billable codes with charges in order to increase reimbursement rates is known as what?
a. Upcoding
b. Unbundling
c. Bundling
d. Downcoding
b
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Specialized long-term acute care such as chemotherapy, injury rehabilitation, ventilator support, wound care, and other types of health care services provided to seriously ill __________ patients
a. emergency b. outpatient c. subacute care d. terminal
The foramina of Luschka connect the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A pathological Q wave indicating infarction should? measure:
A) 0.004 second.
B) 0.12 second.
C) 0.32 second.
D) 0.04 second.
At what point is a patient considered undernourished?
a. When the body weight is less than 60% to 70% of ideal body weight (IBW) b. When the body weight is more than 50% to 65% of ideal body weight (IBW) c. When the body weight is less than 70% to 80% of ideal body weight (IBW) d. When the body weight is less than 40% to 50% of ideal body weight (IBW)