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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

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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).



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Zebsrer

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

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sc00by25

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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