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Look at book on page 14 question 65 Given the following information, which of the following statements is correct? A. In each MS-DRG the geometric mean is lower than the arithmetic mean. b. In each MS-DRG the arithmetic mean is lower than the geometric mean. c. The higher the number of patients in each MS-DRG, the greater the geometric mean for that MS-DRG. d. The geometric means are lower in MS-DRGs that are associated with a CC or MCC. - ANSWERSA The geometric mean LOS is defined as ...

Code assignment - ANSWER2nd step in reimbursement process Documentation - medical/ financial record - ANSWER1st step in reimbursement process Claim preparation - ANSWER3rd step in reimbursement process Claim to payer(s) - ANSWER4th step in reimbursement process Claim review - ANSWER5th step in reimbursement process Claim resolution - ANSWER6th step in reimbursement process 1. Coding for physicians 2. Coding for facilities - ANSWERWhat are the 2 types of outpatient coding situ...

Allowable fee - ANSWERAverage or maximum amount the third-party payer will reimburse providers for the service Block grant - ANSWERIt is a fixed amount of money given or allocated for a specific purpose. Ex. Medicare's payment system for home health services are consolidated into the single payment Capitated payment method - ANSWERIt is a method of payment for health services in which the third-party payer reimburses providers a fixed, per capita amount for a period. "Per capita" means ...

What does the acronym PHI stand for? - ANSWERProtected Health Information Which of the following statements regarding healthcare provisions of Medicare are False? - ANSWERMedicare is federally and state funded A patient consent to potentially assume financial responsibility for a service or procedure that may be denied by Medicare. What form must the patient fill out. - ANSWERABN A 31 year old female undergoes surgery for a bilateral salpingectomy. Based on your knowledge of medical ter...

1. A 65-year-old white male was admitted to the hospital on 1/15 complaining of abdominal pain. The attending physician requested an upper GI series and laboratory evaluation of CBC and UA. The x-ray revealed possible cholelithiasis, and the UA showed an increased white blood cell count. The patient was taken to surgery for an exploratory laparoscopy, and a ruptured appendix was discovered. The chief complaint was: a. Ruptured appendix b. Exploratory laparoscopy c. Abdominal pain d....

Hardware - ANSWERThe physical components that compose a computer system or network. Software - ANSWERInstructions or data that are stored electronically, either on a hard drive or special chip. Input - ANSWERThe movement of data or commands to the internal computer hardware. Processing - ANSWERThe flow of data through a series of procedures as defined by a set of instructions, such as CPU or RAM. Long-term Storage - ANSWERThe act of saving or maintaining data. Output - ANSWERThe...

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) - ANSWERStatic charge on the surface of a non-grounded object jumps when contacted by the surface of a grounded object. Combination ratchet/screwdriver - ANSWERHas interchangeable bits with a handle that provides multiple features in a single tool. IC insertion and extraction tool - ANSWERUsed to add or remove integrated circuit chips that are on motherboard and other computer components. Antistatic pad/wrist strap - ANSWERProvides an insulated covering to ...

What refers to the power to scale computing resources up or down easily? - ANSWERElasticity What are the benefits of using EC2 instances compared to physical servers in your infrastructure? Select 2 Pay only for the capacity you use The ability to have different storage requirements Automatic automated backups The ability to hot add additional RAM Resizable - ANSWER1 and 2 Which components of the AWS infrastructure can be described as multiple, isolated locations within one geographic...

Which of the following is a best practice for adding an additional layer of security when logging into the AWS Management Console? a. Root access permissions b. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) c. Secondary password d. Secondary user name - ANSWERb. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) Which of the following tasks is the customer's responsibility when creating Amazon VPC security groups? a. Adding rules regarding inbound traffic to the security group b. Choosing the level of physical se...

Hardware - ANSWERThe physical components that compose a computer system or network. Includes: keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer; connectors, cables; hard disk drives; circuit boards Software - ANSWERInstructions or data that are stored electronically, either on a hard drive or a special chip. Includes: Operating systems; program applications; hardware drivers --special programs that tell the OS how to use the hardware. Input - ANSWERThe movement of data or commands to the internal comp...

Hardware - ANSWERThe physical components that make up a computer system or network. Software - ANSWERInstructions or data that are stored electronically, either on a hard drive or a special chip. Input - ANSWERThe movement of data or commands to the internal computer hardware. Processing - ANSWERThe flow of data through a series of procedures as defined by a set of instructions. Storage Devices - ANSWERDevices that contain non-volatile memory for saving or maintaining data. Output...

FAR - ANSWERFederal Acquisition Regulations. Regulates acquisition process in public sector projects. CII - ANSWERConstruction Industry Institute of the University of Texas ABET - ANSWERAccredidation Board for Engineering and Technology, est 1932 ANSI - ANSWERAmerican National Standards Institute, accredited the certificate program in 2006 AGC - ANSWERAssociated General Contractors of America, est 1918 GSA - ANSWERGeneral Services Administration one of the first owners willing to...

CMAA - ANSWERConstruction Management Association of America Construction Management - ANSWERA professional management practice applied to construction projects from project inception to completion for the purpose of controlling time, cost, scope, and quality. Good management techniques and best practices (applicable in the design and construction industry) - ANSWERUnderstand and rely on: > new technologies > fair business practices > comprehensive budgets > accurate sch...

The contract documents for a project should be written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. - ANSWERFalse The owner, CM and Designer are less likely to be involved in disputes with the Contractor if a contract is awarded to the lowest bidder. - ANSWERFalse Use of standard forms of agreement will always result in fewer disputes? - ANSWERFalse After the owner accepts a cm's proposed GMP as contemplated by the CMAA CM at Risk Series documents, the responsibilities and duties of th...

1)A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM Agreement. True False - ANSWERTrue 2)There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each form provides for the basic services of construction management practice. However, there are some key differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms? A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, budget and the schedule. B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties ...

True - ANSWERA CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM Agreement. True False C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of the CM. - ANSWERThere are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each form provides for the basic services of construction management practice. However, there are some key differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms? A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibili...

True False - ANSWERTrue There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each form provides for the basic services of construction management practice. However, there are some key differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms? A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, budget and the schedule. B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated in the respective contracts. C) Both f...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) - ANSWER An automatic recognition technology that uses a device attached to an object to transmit data to a receiver and does not require direct contact Randomization - ANSWER The assignment of subjects to experimental or control groups based on chance Randomized clinical trial (RCT) - ANSWER A special type of clinical trial in which the researchers follow strict rules to randomly assign patients to groups Random sampling - ANSWER An unbiased select...

First thing (always first) - ANSWER Takes or verbalizes body substance isolation precautions SCENE SIZE-UP - ANSWER Determines the scene/situation is safe. Determines the mechanism of injury/nature of illness. Determines the number of patients. Requests additional help if necessary. Considers stabilization of spine. PRIMARY SURVEY/RESUSCITATION - ANSWER Verbalizes general impression of the patient. Determines responsiveness/level of consciousness. Determines chief complaint/apparent life-t...

Takes or verbalizes appropriate PPE precautions - ANSWER BSI Gloves, Mask etc. Determines the scene/situation is safe - ANSWER Scene safe? Determines the mechanism of injury/nature of illness - ANSWER States mechanism of injury Determines the number of patients - ANSWER How many patients are there? Requests additional EMS assistance if necessary - ANSWER EMS assistance needed? Introduction - ANSWER Hello my name is __________ I'm an EMT/EMR were here to help you? Can we hel...