For medical necessity purposes, the patient record must support codes submitted for third-party payer reimbursement, and patient diagnoses must __________
a. evaluate the quality of patient care received in the health care facility
b. justify diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures or services provided
c. provide clinical evidence for a higher degree of specificity or severity
d. serve the medicolegal interests of the patient, facility, and providers of care
b
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A) Into the top layer of skin. B) In the tissue immediately under the skin. C) In a large muscle mass such as the thigh. D) Into the abdominal cavity.
A key advantage of using EHRs over paper is that:
A. EHRs are less expensive. B. EHRs can be used simultaneously by more than one provider. C. EHRs do not have to be as secure as the paper record. D. EHRs take less time for the physician to access.
Where does the large Madagascar gecko obtain water?
A)the leaves of plants B)puddles C)fast moving streams D)still or slow moving streams
_____ feathers appear as the hairs on chickens that have been plucked of their contour and down feathers
A)?Powder-down B)?Contour C)?Filoplume D)?Fight