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Caiter2013

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The days of care reimbursed by Medicare at an inpatient rate (either general inpatient or respite) ___________________ _______.
 A) must be at least 20 of the total days of hospice care
  B) can be no more than 20 of the total days of hospice care
  C) are the only categories of hospice care paid retroactively for services provided before the patient elected the hospice benefit
  D) are excluded from payments under the hospice benefit and paid directly to the inpatient facility at the PPS rate for the type of facility where the care is rendered

Question 2

When coding, which would be more useful to hospice staff for internal evaluation of the quality of care provided to the terminally ill?
 A) lung cancer of the upper lobe
  B) acute myocardial infarction
  C) cerebrovascular accident
  D) urinary tract infection



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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