Why is the federal government a stakeholder in a privately owned facility that provides medical services to elderly patients?

What will be an ideal response?


A large portion of the healthcare costs of elderly Americans is paid through Medicare. The patients (customers) are stakeholders, and the federal government becomes a stakeholder because it is paying for the services.

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Which of the following requires immediate transport to a trauma center?

A) A 40-year-old who fell 12 feet from a garage roof with a radius fracture B) A 36-year-old woman in a motor vehicle crash who has a blood pressure of 100/60 C) A 22-year-old soccer player with lower leg pain D) A 47-year-old involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of his passenger

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_________ the organ system related to the inspiration and exhalation of air, the oxygenation of blood in the lungs

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Home visit is the term used when a provider sees a patient in a nursing home

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is a characteristic of dry-chemical agents?

A. They leave no residue B. They leave a residue that creates a cleanup problem. C. The agent creates an asphyxiation and freezing hazard. D. The agent may act as a conductor of electrical energy.

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