Explain how the Medicare law defines a long-term care hospital
A long-term care hospital is defined in Medicare law as a hospital that has an average inpatient length of stay greater than 25 days. Such hospitals provide extended medical and rehabilitative care for patients who are clinically complex and may suffer from multiple acute or chronic conditions.
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A) Glycogen B) Starch C) Fiber D) Maltose
Medications are usually classified as prescription or:
A) curative. B) harmful. C) over the counter. D) toxic.
An indemnity policy states that the coinsurance rate is 80-20. Which of the following is the payer's portion?
A. 60 B. 20 C. 100 D. 80
A printout of the patient record, which has been maintained in an electronic medium is _____
A) Considered inadmissible because it is not the actual patient record B) Entered into evidence with testimony by the custodian of health records C) Not required to meet foundation, trustworthiness, or accuracy requirements D) Paper-based, which means it was generated manually by providers