A provider's usual charge for a service can be higher, equal to, or lower than the insurance carrier's allowed charge

You are called for a 20-year-old college student respiratory distress. Of the following information, which would MOST likely indicate a possible pneumothorax?

A) He has had a fever and coughing for two or three days. B) He has just returned from the Asia and is having night sweats. C) He has a rescue inhaler that he uses when he needs it. D) He began having shortness of breath after lifting a heavy object.

If uncertain about whether to give particular information to a patient on the telephone, a general principle is to ________.

A. have the provider return the patient's call B. realize it is appropriate and honest to give information to the patient C. document the details of the call, including what you said, in the chart D. have the nurse relay the information E. tell the patient you can't find the requested information