Which of the following prevents duplicate payment for the same service?

Balancing
Coordination of benefits
Capitation
Polypharmacy


Coordination of benefits

Rationale: Coordination of benefits prevents duplicate payment for the same service. With insurance providers, one carrier is designated as the primary carrier, and the second carrier covers any remaining costs not covered by the primary carrier.

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a. Definition b. Identification c. Guidance d. Loyalties

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The rapid breakdown of soft tissue and muscle associated with decreased mobility in the elderly is known as:

A) confabulation. B) kyphosis. C) spondylosis. D) decubitus ulcers.

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Although the hypothalamus plays a key role in body temperature regulation, there are two types of thermoreceptors elsewhere in the body. They are the:

A) peripheral thermoreceptors and central thermoreceptors. B) appendicular thermoreceptors and axial thermoreceptors. C) internal thermoreceptors and external thermoreceptors. D) aortic thermoreceptors and carotid thermoreceptors.

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