An account receivable that cannot be collected by the provider or a collection agency is called a bad debt. To deduct a bad debt, the amount must have been __________
a. deposited in the bank via electronic funds transfer
b. previously included in the provider's income
c. received from the third-party payer or patient
d. turned over to a collections agency for processing
d
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Medical records are the property of the:
A) patient. B) physician or facility. C) insurance company or third-party payer. D) state.
Which of these WBCs release histamine and heparin and promote inflammation?
A. Eosinophils B. Neutrophils C. Basophils D. Lymphocytes E. Monocytes
An elderly patient dies within an hour of admission to the hospital and is autopsied by the hospital pathologist. In which autopsy rate will the patient be included?
A) Hospital autopsy rate only B) Net autopsy rate only C) Gross autopsy rate only D) All autopsy rates E) None of these
Test tools for focal spot size estimation include each of the following EXCEPT a
a. pinhole camera. b. star test pattern. c. line pair resolution tool. d. motorized synchronous top.