Reimbursement from insurance companies can be denied or reduced when a nurse fails to document which of the following?
a. client phone calls
b. nursing diagnoses
c. equipment used or procedures performed
d. physician rounds
C
Review of medical records is also conducted by peer review organizations to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care. When information contained in these records is in compliance with standards for Medicare and Medicaid, the health care facility meets standards for reimbursement, including the use of equipment or procedures performed.
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