The written notification that must be signed by a patient with Medicare coverage to acknowledge that he or she understands that a service may NOT be considered medically necessary and therefore may not be paid by Medicare is a(n):

advance beneficiary notice.

medical necessary authorization.

denial of payment notice.

liability for potential payment notice.

Answer: advance beneficiary notice.

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The office log of monies collected each day is often called the:

a. ledger. b. credit log. c. day sheet. d. credit journal.

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Which of the following hemodynamic parameter that is not within normal limits?

a. Cardiac index (CI) = 4 L/min/m2 b. Mixed venous oxygen content (CO2) = 10 vol% c. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) = 18 mm Hg d. Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) = 200 dyne ? sec ? cm?5

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