How will patients be affected by the change from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS?
A) The amount of time to send a patient a bill will take at least three times longer.
B) The amount of time to provide copies of records will increase significantly.
C) The healthcare providers' budgets will balloon due to ICD-10-CM/PCS costs, so services provided for patients may be reduced.
D) Any change will most likely be negligible. The code set used for assigning codes is generally unseen by patients.
D
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A police officer was shot when he attempted to serve a warrant to a known criminal. The shooter is still inside the residence, which is surrounded by SWAT team members. You have provided initial treatment, have loaded the officer into the ambulance, and are ready to depart. Your next action should be to:
A) wait for the shooter to be neutralized before departing. B) confirm with the incident commander that it is safe to exit. C) choose a different route than the one used to enter the scene. D) immediately turn your lights and siren on to announce your exit.
What is malice?
What will be an ideal response?