A characteristic of a mutual agreement is that ____.
A. the patient is billed for payment in full monthly, but may make whatever payment is possible
B. it is never regulated by the Truth in Lending Act
C. the physician and the patient agree on how much each month's payment will be
D. finance charges are always applied
E. it is generally set up by a collection agency
C. the physician and the patient agree on how much each month's payment will be
In a mutual agreement, or bilateral agreement, the physician and patient agree that the patient will pay a minimum amount each month.
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A. CMS B. AMA C. DRG D. MDC
________ uses X-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of the body.
A) Barium swallow B) PET scan C) Ultrasound D) Computerized tomography (CT) scan
A patient is being ventilated with a PEEP of 10 cm H2O and an FIO2 of 0.4
The arterial blood gas results show that the patient remains hypoxemic, and the respiratory thera-pist increases the PEEP to 18 cm H2O, maintaining the FIO2 at 0.4. The patient's static compli-ance changes from 28 to 22 mL/cm H2O just after this change. The respiratory therapist should do which of the following? a. Decrease PEEP to 10 cm H2O and in-crease the FIO2 to 0.6. b. Decrease PEEP to 15 cm H2O and meas-ure static compliance. c. Keep PEEP at 18 cm H2O and increase the FIO2 to 0.6. d. Increase PEEP to 20 cm H2O and measure static compliance.
According to workers’ compensation laws, families of workers who died on the job would usually receive reimbursement of burial costs, plus up to:
a. one-quarter of the deceased worker’s weekly pay b. one-half of the deceased worker’s weekly pay c. two-thirds of the deceased worker’s weekly pay, every week, up to a predetermined total amount d. the total amount of the deceased worker’s salary