What is the difference between the code of ethics and the standards of practice?

What will be an ideal response?

Code of Ethics
NATA document; guidance for professional conduct; indicates how ATs should act; defines what is right, just, or expected of our behavior
Standards of Practice
BOC document; guidance for professional knowledge and skill; indicates what an AT should know and be able to do; defines quality of performance

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Which of the following best defines Medicaid?

a. A unique number that is required by Medicare to identify each individual qualified healthcare provider and each individual healthcare organization and that must be used when reporting any healthcare service performed by the individual qualified healthcare provider and/or individual healthcare organization b. An organization involved in managing the finances related to a patient's healthcare services (the term "second party payer" refers to the healthcare provider or organization, while the term "first party payer" refers to the patient receiving the healthcare) c. A partnership between federal and state agencies to provide for low income children without parental support or caretaking relatives for individuals with disabilities, and low-income adults d. The federal law enforcement agency responsible for the identification and control of drug use, abuse, and smuggling in the United States

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What is the difference between an ambulatory care and an acute care facility?

What will be an ideal response?

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