Providers who do NOT achieve the HITECH meaningful use standards by 2015 and in subsequent years will face penalties that consist of:

A. reductions in the rate of Medicare reimbursement.
B. reductions in the rate of Medicaid reimbursement.
C. annual fines until they are in compliance.
D. all of the above.

Answer: reductions in the rate of Medicare reimbursement.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following delays the electrical impulse for muscle contraction, giving the atria time to contract completely and fill the ventricles with blood?

A. Bundle branches B. Bundle of His C. SA node D. AV node E. Purkinje fibers

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