Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) classify inpatient hospital cases into groups that are expected to consume similar hospital resources. Which is characteristic of inpatient care received under DRGs?

In 2002, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that peer review organiztions (PROs) would be known as quality improvement organizations (QIOs), and they will continue to:

A discharge summary is required for all:

Health care services rendered must be documented to prove that care was provided and that good medical care is supported by patient record documentation. Therefore, inadequate patient record documentation may indicate:

A chargemaster lists:

A pateint is admitted on May 1 and discharged on May 2. The diagnosis is tonsillectomy, and the patient underwent routine tonsillectomy. Which applies?

Rubber stamp signatures can be accepted by facilities if allowed by state and federal law. When rubber stamp signatures are authorized for use in a facility, a provider whose signature the rubber stamp represents must sign a statement that:

In a dc circuit, an in-line ammeter’s black lead is placed on the side of the load closest to the positive terminal of the circuit’s power supply.

A wattmeter is connected in parallel with the circuit being measured.

Match each of the following testing instruments with the statement that best describes it.