Author Question: The current U.S. health-care system has been described as a patchwork of regulations that have ... (Read 31 times)

sc00by25 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The current U.S. health-care system has been described as a patchwork of regulations that have confounded the dollars spent on administering the system. Medicare administrative costs are estimated to be what percent of the total costs of health care?

a. 5 to 15 c. 20 to 30
b. 15 to 25 d. 30 to 40

Question 2

You are using the CURB-65 clinical prediction tool to decide whether Mabel whom you have diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) should be hospitalized or could be treated at home. Her score is 3. What should you do?

a. Consider home treatment.
b. Plan for a short inpatient hospitalization.
c. Closely supervise her outpatient treatment.
d. Hospitalize and consider admitting her to the intensive care unit (ICU).