As part of Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal ...

[cdr_15]

As part of Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal initiative, acute care hospitals are now
  required to use a preoperative verification process to confirm the patient's true identity and to
  confirm that necessary documents such as x-rays or medical records are available. They must also
  develop and use a process for
 A. including the primary caregiver in surgery consults.
  B. including the surgeon in the preanesthesia assessment.
  C. marking the surgical site.
  D. apprising the patient of all complications that might occur.

Question 2

Sally Simmons is a patient of Dr. Tyler's. She received preventive services for her annual physical examination on May 17 . The third-party payer determined the allowed charge for preventive services to be 100, for which the payer reimbursed the physician 80 percent of that amount. Sally is responsible for paying the remaining 20 percent directly to the physician. Thus, the physician will receive a check in the amount of __________ from the payer, and the patient will pay __________ to the physician.
 a. 20; 80
  b. 50; 50
  c. 80; 20
  d. 100; 20

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Answer to Question 1

C The Joint Commission requires hospitals to mark the correct surgical site and to involve the
patient in the marking process to help eliminate wrong site surgeries.

Answer to Question 2

c

[cdr_15]

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[Jsherida]

Excellent