Explain what utilization review is.

What will be an ideal response?


A process of comparing preestablished criteria against the health care provided to the patient to determine whether that care is necessary.

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What is the standard means of interfacing HCPCS codes with English language?

a. If you have a code number, but need the English language equivalent, look in the front section of the HCPCS. HCPCS codes have a letter, then several numbers. b. The codes are listed by the number, then the letters within that number. c. Codes are assigned within groups. Therefore the items within a group will be found in several associated coding sections. d. If you have an English language equivalent and need to look up the HCPCS code, look up the item in the dictionary found at the back of the manual.

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To help ensure that a patient never receives an accidental double dose of medication, the automated medication device can be programmed with the correct:

A) Nurse's name. B) Administration times. C) Dosage overrides. D) Drug information.

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Which of these drugs is an example of centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants?

Valium® Mivacron® Nuromax® Tracrium®

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Compounds having the same molecular formula but different structural formulas are called:

A. isobars. B. isotopes. C. saturated compounds. D. isomers.

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