Which of the following does NOT include "deemed status" from Medicare?
A. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
B. American College of Surgeons
C. The Joint Commission
D. All of these
Answer: B
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A) 1938 B) 1951 C) 1965 D) 1972
Poor personal hygiene, close contact sports, and household pets can transmit:
A) HCV. B) MRSA. C) HIV. D) TB.
While cleaning a gun, a 44-year-old patient accidentally shot himself in the abdomen. On arrival, you observe the patient on the floor lying on his side, with his legs drawn to his chest. His blood pressure and pulse oximetry reading are low, and his heart rate and respirations are high. Blood is evident on his shirt and pants. Which of these indicates the correct sequence of events when caring for this patient?
A) Perform primary and secondary assessments, move the patient to the stretcher for immediate transport, start positive pressure ventilation en route to the hospital B) Perform the primary assessment, administer supplemental oxygen, perform a rapid secondary assessment, transfer the patient to the stretcher, provide rapid transport C) Transfer the patient to the ambulance, provide rapid transport, perform the primary assessment and oxygen therapy en route to the hospital D) Transfer the patient to the ambulance, perform the primary assessment and rapid secondary assessment, provide oxygen therapy, provide rapid transport
A third-party administrator (TPA) is an entity that __________ and may contract with a health care clearinghouse to standardize data for claims processing
a. combats waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery b. improves portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in group/individual markets c. processes health care claims and performs related business functions for a health plan d. simplifies the administration of health insurance by creating unique identifiers