The AMA defines medical necessity as services or procedures that a prudent physician would provide to a patient in order to prevent, diagnose, or treat an illness, injury, or disease or the associated symptoms in a manner that is:
A) ?in accordance with the generally accepted standard of medical practice
B) clinically appropriate in terms of frequency, type, extent, site, and duration
C) not for the intended economic benefit of the health plan or purchaser or the convenience of the patient, physician, or other health care provider
D) all of the above
D
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Which of the following is used to report the body part of two coronary artery sites in table X2C?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
The first priority for search teams is those areas _______.
a. where victims are most likely to be found b. with the highest number of occupants c. where trapped occupants have the best chance for survival d. where occupants are in the most immediate danger
A cat scratches a patient on the arm. Twenty-four hours later, the area is swollen and red. What additional signs or symptoms is the patient most likely to exhibit?
A) Fever and hypotension
B) Loss of appetite
C) Pain and warmth at the injury site
D) Urticaria
Minor office surgery involves procedures that penetrate the body's normally intact surface.
a. true b. false