According to Kristi Durham, knowledge of the patient record and understanding how to review documentation is a vital part of her role. What other skills does she use in her daily role?

A patient arrives in the emergency department via ambulance following rescue from a house fire. The instrument that would be most appropriate to assist the respiratory therapist in assessing this patient's oxygenation status is which of the following?

a. Capnograph b. Pulse oximeter c. Calorimeter d. CO-oximeter

HIPAA requires all payers to use the applicable healthcare claims status category codes and claim status codes.

a. true b. false