What modifier is used when a surgeon provides the preoperative visit but does not perform the procedure or provide postoperative follow-up?
A) -54
B) -55
C) -56
D) -57
Answer: C
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When the Emergency Medical Responder is providing her story about the call on a patient care report, this is called the:
A) narrative. B) run data. C) shift report. D) patient information.
A family has called you for a 41-year-old male they cannot wake up. They state he has been threatening to kill himself and believe that he may have intentionally overdosed on his pain medications. As you enter the patient's bedroom, you observe him supine on the floor with his eyes closed. As he breathes, you hear snoring respirations. As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize which one of the
following? A) He will require immediate suctioning. B) He is sleeping and has not overdosed. C) His tongue is partially blocking the airway. D) His respiratory rate must be less than 10 per minute.
For release of PHI for treatment, payment, and health care operations
A. a specific authorization is required. B. no authorization is required from the patient. C. a limited authorization is required. D. informed authorization is required.