Public ____ has been defined as the practice and discipline of maintaining and improving the health of communities.

What do these words mean in relation to the performed service: "Patient was seen in my office 10 days ago for follow-up with hCG level of 0.4 mlU/ml. Pregnancy test negative at that visit"?

a. This service should not be reported since the patient was seen within10 days of the telephone contact b. This service is actually part of the case management medical team conference since the physician had no direct contact with the patient. c. The physician provided risk reduction counseling and behavior change intervention, which supports preventive medicine services d. The telephone call was not the result of an E/M service within the previous 7 days, which supports a non–face-to-face physician service

If the urine, vomitus, or stool exhibit color changes while taking heparin, the patient must notify his or her health-care pro-vider because there may be:

A. an embolus B. an allergic reaction C. internal bleeding D. an infection