The Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act of 2010 prevents insurance companies from cancelling insurance contracts unless the beneficiary committed fraud during the application
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Cleaning equipment following its use on an ill or injured person takes two steps; the first is to _______ and the second is to utilize a disinfecting agent
a. clean all surfaces with warm, soapy water b. sterilize it using an autoclave c. submerge the equipment in a solution of bleach and ammonia d. wipe all metal or plastic components with an alcohol swab
You observe your partner correctly obtaining a patient's blood pressure when he:
A) inflates the cuff maximally prior to slowly deflating and listening for a pulse. B) deflates the cuff 2 mmHg per second while listening with a stethoscope. C) stops inflation and starts deflation as soon as the radial pulse disappears. D) places the stethoscope under the cuff and deflates it.
When using only the components –history, physical examination, and medical decision making – to determine the overall level of the service for an E/M service performed for a new patient in an office or other outpatient setting, which of the following elements are required?
A. Only two of the three components - history, physical examination, and medical decision making – are required to support an E/M service performed for a new patient in an office or other outpatient B. New patient requires only documentation of the intraservice time regardless of the documentation of the service C. All three of the components - history, physical examination, and medical decision making – are required D. The medical decision making is the most important to support an E/M service performed for a new patient in an office or other outpatient
The information in the patient's chart is ________.
A. a reminder to the medical assistant of what has occurred in the past B. a mechanism to provide information to the patient about treatments C. primarily for the third-party payer's use D. a tool for diagnosing illness E. a legal record of treatment rendered