Which of the following is NOT one of the payment mechanisms created by Medicare to discourage the transfer of patients between the LTCH and other facilities for financial rather than clinical reasons??

Two codes that could NOT have both been reasonably performed during a single patient encounter are referred to as:

mutually exclusive codes. not medically necessary codes. comprehensive codes. component codes.

Essential capabilities of an adult intensive care unit (ICU) ventilator include all of the following except:

a. expiratory pause. b. pressure control modes. c. flow rates up to 250 L/min. d. respiratory rates up to 60 breaths/min.