master patient index (MPI)

What will be an ideal response?


a patient identifying directory referencing all patients who have ever been seen at a organization

serves as link to patient record/information

facilitates patient identification

assists in maintaining a longitudinal patient record from birth to death

*most important resource in facility because it tracks patient activity across every type of care setting

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Using the CPT manual, select the code for the following procedure

Basic metabolic panel

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For short-term enteral nutrition therapy, which type of feeding tube is used?

A) nasogastric tube B) jejunostomy tube C) gastrostomy tube D) esophagostomy tube

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Which of the following is generally NOT indicated when treating a patient with a tension pneumothorax?

A. Paramedic support B. Medication therapy C. Intravenous therapy D. Ventilatory assistance

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