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kodithompson · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Capitation is the payment mechanism in which health care providers receive a fixed amount of money for each patient. What is the purpose of capitation?

A. To balance the quality of care with the cost of providing care
B. To provide the least expensive care for patients
C. To build a payment plan that includes professional standards of care
D. To ensure that all patients receive the same care for the same cost

Question 2

A 26-year-old patient is in a coma after a motor vehicle accident. One of the interventions that were initiated as soon as he was hospitalized was to provide IV access.

In addition to the medications that he receives through the IV, he is getting an isotonic IV fluid. The primary purpose for this is to: A. provide nutrition.
B. move fluid from intravascular space into cells.
C. pull fluid from cells.
D. expand the body's intravascular fluid volume.

leannegxo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
The purpose of capitation is to build a payment plan for select diagnoses or surgical procedures that includes the best standards of care.

Answer to Question 2

D
Oral fluid intake requires an alert state. Infants, patients with neurological or psychological problems, and some older adults who are unable to perceive or respond to the thirst mechanism are at risk for dehydration.