A patient is admitted with abdominal pain. A C. and MRI of the abdomen reveal a malignant
neoplasm to the head of the pancreas with metastatic disease to the peritoneal cavity.
A. C25.1, C78.6 C. C25.0, C78.6
B. C78.89, C78.89 D. D01.7, C78.6
Question 2
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established a Medicare shared savings program to facilitate the __________ to improve the quality of care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and to reduce unnecessary costs.
a. coordination and cooperation among health care providers
b. declining investment in infrastructure and redesigned care processes
c. lack of coordinated care for services under Medicare fee-for-service
d. reduction in accountability for the care of beneficiaries