Which are assigned to the MAC jurisdictions (replacing Program Safeguard Contractors) to review billing trends and patterns, focusing on providers whose billings for Medicare services are higher than the majority of providers in the community?

Over 60 percent of abdominal pain problems in geriatric patients require:

a. a trip to the emergency department. b. a prescription for a narcotic drug. c. surgical intervention. d. evaluation for hernia.

________________ is a database specifically geared to the needs of nurses and other professionals in 17 allied health fields

A. AHL Line B. MEDAHL C. CINAHL D. MEDNURSE