The Evaluation and Management section is located at the beginning of CPT because these codes describe __________
a. encounters that have unusual circumstances
b. health care rendered by nonphysicians only
c. procedures performed by anesthesiologists
d. services most frequently provided by physicians
d
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An SOP is essential for documenting the __________ and __________ of equipment used in compounding
A) calibration, maintenance B) calibration, cleaning C) updating, upkeep D) cleaning, set-up
When a patient is admitted to an observation unit for a medical condition that either worsens or does not improve and is subsequently admitted as an inpatient to the same hospital for this same medical condition, the principal diagnosis is the __________
a. comorbidity that was documented by the attending physician b. diagnosis that is qualified by words such as possible or probable c. medical condition that led to the hospital inpatient admission d. procedure or surgery performed in the hospital observation unit