An expected benefit of the changeover from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM is fewer coding and billing errors.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A car swerved to miss a deer in the road and hit a utility pole at a low rate of speed. Damage to the car was minimal, but the 82-year-old male passenger was not wearing a seatbelt and hit his head on the dashboard. He presents as confused and mildly diaphoretic. His daughter, the driver, states that he has a history of dementia, high blood pressure, and diabetes, as well as coronary artery
disease. She adds that he did take his insulin about two hours ago. There were two other passengers in the rear seats of the vehicle. Which one of the following questions to the daughter would be MOST important at this time? A) "Does he take high blood pressure pills?" B) "How far along is the dementia?" C) "Did he eat anything today?" D) "He seems sweaty. Was he feeling okay this morning?"
Which of the following is false about the "acute-on-chronic" form of respiratory failure?
a. It usually involves patients with hypox-emic respiratory failure. b. It is most common in patients with chronic airway obstruction. c. Bacterial or viral infections are common precipitating factors. d. Mortality is associated with severity of acidosis.
An insurance claim prepared on and transmitted by computer is called a(n)
A. CMS-1500. B. HIPAA-5010. C. Electronic claim. D. Paper claim.
Delivery of nutrients through a gastrointestinal (GI) tube, or the ingestion of food orally, is called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word