Based on data showing utilization of medical beds is high for patients with diabetic glaucoma and other endocrine-related diseases, a community hospital submits a Certificate of Need to expand its bed count. The use of a database for this type of decision making is related to:

Salicylates stimulate the vomiting center in the ________ by stimulating the chemoreceptor trigger zone

A) stomach lining B) brain C) esophagus D) mouth

CMS-identified "Hospital-Acquired Conditions" mean that when a particular diagnosis is not

"present on admission," CMS determines it to be A. medically necessary. B. reasonably preventable. C. a valid comorbidity. D. the principal diagnosis.