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The Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services: Hospital-Based and Physician Office were __________.
 a. developed by the federal government and approved for use by hospitals and providers
  b. implemented by third-party administrators for use by all types of health care facilities
  c. mandated by individual state programs and adopted by private insurance companies
  d. unfunded as a result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 2

Hospital outpatients include ambulatory patients, ambulatory surgery patients, emergency care patients, and observation care patients. The maximum length of stay of an outpatient is __________.
 a. 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds
  b. 24 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds
  c. 48 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds
  d. 72 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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