Which one of the following has responsibility for the assignment of POA designations?
A. LTCHs
B. VA hospitals
C. acute care facilities
D. rural health clinics
Answer: C
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Is it ever acceptable for someone else to document on your behalf?
A) No, never B) Yes, but only if you do not have access to the electronic health record C) Yes, but only if you are not able to document because you are out of the facility temporarily D) It depends on the situation
An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) quickly checks the breathing and pulse of a patient with Alzheimer's disease who has been sleeping outside in the cold for several hours. The EMR informs you that the patient grimaces to painful stimuli but is not breathing and does not have a pulse. Your best response would be:
A) "Let's get the automated external defibrillator ready and apply it to the patient." B) "Someone start CPR, but do not insert an oral airway since this can cause ventricular fibrillation." C) "We need to contact medical direction to see what the doctor wants us to do since she is hypothermic." D) "Let's re-perform the primary assessment, and this time take longer to assess for breathing and a pulse."
The patient had a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy. The coder selected the following codes 58150 and 58700. The assignment of these two codes together would be referred to as:
a. Global packing b. Unbundling c. Maximizing d. Optimization
A condition in which T cells and B cells are unable to distinguish between the body's own tissue and something foreign and then attack the tissue is called a(n):
a. Scleroderma b. Lymphoma c. Autoimmune disease d. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome