PDR is a reference book for:
A) medical terms.
B) codes.
C) drugs.
D) mail correspondence.
C
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. An emergency room physician who admits a patient to the hospital and has no further involvement in the patient's care is referred to as the attending physician. 2.The prospective payment system (PPS) is NOT widely used as a reimbursement method for inpatient care. 3. A case that cannot be assigned an appropriate DRG because of an atypical situation is called a cost outlier. 4. Comorbidity may affect payment if the condition causes an increase in hospital length of stay by at least 2 days in approximately 50% of cases. 5. The UB-04 claim form is considered a summary document and is supported by an itemized or detailed bill.
Matching ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes to CPT and HCPCS level II procedure and service codes on a claim submitted for a patient encounter ensures that services and procedures are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury. This concept is called __________
a. advance beneficiary notice of nonpayment b. medical necessity c. quality assurance d. utilization management
On the tooth, the ____________ refers to where the proximal side of two teeth come together and touch (mesial of one and distal of the other)
a. incisal b. furcation c. contact d. gingival-third
The Bowie-Dick test is performed for which sterilization method?
a. ethylene oxide gas b. activated glutaraldehyde c. hydrogen peroxide gas plasma d. prevacuum air removal steam