The minimum necessary standard refers to the healthcare provider's effort to _____
A) Invoice third-party payers for the least reasonable amount associated with care provided to the patient
B) Limit patient-specific health information released to that which is needed to accomplish the intended purpose only
C) Minimalize the risk of negligence that would result in becoming involved in a malpractice lawsuit
D) Provide the patient with the minimum amount of procedures and medications to maintain reasonable insurance costs
B
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You are active in your local rural rescue squad as a paramedic. Your small town of 500 people does not have a hospital. There is a small community hospital 25 miles away and a large urban hospital 70 miles away. Recently, you have had two chest pain patients go into cardiac arrest and die after reaching the local community hospital, which does not have a cardiac catheterization lab or
fibrinolytic therapy available. Given your rural setting, which of the following should you suggest to the medical director and rescue squad council as a solution? A) Allow paramedics with the rescue squad to perform 12-lead ECGs and carry bedside cardiac marker assays, heparin, and fibrinolytics. B) Suggest fund-raising activities to build a cardiac catheterization lab at the community hospital. C) Develop a general protocol that states all patients with chest pain of suspected cardiac origin should be transported directly from the scene to the urban hospital 70 miles away. D) Develop a general protocol that states all patients with chest pain of suspected cardiac origin should be transported to the community hospital for evaluation by the nurse practitioner before transporting to the urban hospital.
A physician orders diabinese 0.1 orally, once per day. On hand are diabinese 100 mg tablets. How many tablets must be administered per dose?
A. 0.1 B. 0.5 C. 1 D. 5
What are the primary reasons for evaluating public health programs and activities?
When an injured person is not breathing, cardiac compressions should be started immediately.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)