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TVarnum

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Patient mortality, infection and complication rates, adherence to living will requirements,
  adequate pain control, and other documentation that describe end results of care or a measurable
  change in the patient's health are examples of
 A. outcome measures. C. sentinel events.
  B. threshold level. D. incident reports.

Question 2

Which are assigned to the MAC jurisdictions (replacing Program Safeguard Contractors) to review billing trends and patterns, focusing on providers whose billings for Medicare services are higher than the majority of providers in the community?
 a. hospital value-based purchasers
  b. Recovery Audit Contractors
  c. whistleblowers
  d. Zone Program Integrity Contractors



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

d



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