Encephalitis and meningitis are not infectious diseases of the brain
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Secondary diagnoses codes are entered in Blocks __________ of the CMS-1500 claim
a. 21B - 24L b. 24E
Which of the following statements is FALSE??
A) Documentation of telephone calls is an important element in good risk management for ambulatory care. B) ?A hospital compliance officer may be concerned with avoiding fraudulent coding and billing as well as with monitoring compliance with federal regulations such as HIPAA. C) Because of their knowledge of coding, health information managers can help review, revise, and maintain the hospital's chargemaster. D) ?Hospitals receive Medicare reimbursement for ambulatory care through an outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) based on DRGs.
________ is the process of paying for health care services after they have been provided.
A. Statistical analyses B. Resource allocation C. Medical necessity D. Reimbursement
A 73-year-old man presents with a generalized rash, which he thinks may have been caused by an antibiotic that he recently began taking. He has a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and emphysema. He is conscious and alert, his blood pressure is 144/94 mm Hg, and his pulse is 64 beats/min and regular. You auscultate his breath sounds and hear scattered wheezing, although he is not experiencing respiratory distress. In addition to administering oxygen, you should:
A. contact medical control if needed, transport the patient, and monitor him for signs of deterioration. B. ask him if he has epinephrine and request approval from medical control to administer it to the patient. C. avoid the use of epinephrine because of his cardiac history, even if his symptoms become severe. D. begin transport and request to administer epinephrine if his systolic blood pressure falls below 110 mm Hg.