Author Question: Which of the following BEST defines a transfer of care? A. Measurement by day, per day, or ... (Read 67 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Which of the following BEST defines a transfer of care?

A. Measurement by day, per day, or according to the passage of 1 day
B. The process that occurs when a patient's primary care physician relinquishes the responsibility of some or all of the patient's care to a different physician who has not previously provided any consultation services for the patient
C. Healthcare services provided for a patient who is recovering from an illness; also referred to as recuperative care
D. Services provided by one physician who performs an E/M service at the request of another physician for the sole purpose of providing a professional opinion on the patient's presenting problem

Question 2

Which of the following provides the BEST definition for a beneficiary?

A. An individual who receives the benefit of a service or program; most commonly used in reference to private, state, and federal health and/or medical insurance policies
B. The physician responsible for completion of documentation specific to the hospital inpatient setting, including documentation intended to facilitate coordination of care with other physicians, nurses, and any other clinical staff who will provide care and treatment for the patient
C. Specific physician who may not be the only clinician involved in the observation of this patient, but who is responsible for the observation service provided for the patient
D. The term used to identify the physician who has provided no consultation services for a specific patient, and accepts primary responsibility for some or all of this specific patient's care from another physician who had previously provided primary care for a specific presenting problem or the patient's entire care