The occupational therapist should use Centers for Disease Control (CDC) standard precautions _______________
A. Only with patient populations at high risk for infectious diseases
B. With every patient
C. To protect both the patient and the therapist
D. Both B and C
ANS: D
Standard precautions apply to blood, all bodily secretions and fluids, mucous membranes, and nonintact skin and are used with all clients, not just those identified as infected.
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A) Use of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) for orders directly entered by authorizing provider B) ?Record smoking status for patients 13 years old or older C) Check insurance eligibility electronically from public and private payers D) ?Use of voice recognition systems in radiology
The DRGs do not address key areas such as severity of illness, prognosis, treatment difficulty, etc., and this has put more emphasis on the facility to analyze the type and volume of patients in their organization. This analysis as it relates to reimbursement and the organization's financial health is called ____________________ ____________________ ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).