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hubes95 · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

Inpatient acute care hospitals are reimbursed a single total payment for each patient discharge based on a(n) ________ code, which assumes that patients with the same sort of diagnoses require about the same length of stay and use approximately the

same amount of resources.
A) ABC B) ICD-9-CM C) CPT-4 D) HCPCS E) DRG

Question 2

If you decide to give your friend the records, what are the implications for your employer?

What will be an ideal response?

kkenney · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

The hospital would be in violation of HIPAA privacy regulations. Without the authorization, you won't know exactly which portions of the record to release. The disclosure might not be recorded. Hospital policy may require sanctions against the employee (you).