Medicare requirements state that the history and physical of inpatients must:
A. list all of the patient's vital signs within 24 hours of admission.
B. be done within 24 hours of admission or no longer than 30 days prior to admission.
C. discuss discharging of the patient.
D. be done within 30 days of admission.
Answer: B
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You are treating victims of a motor vehicle collision that occurred when their vehicle struck a bridge abutment head on at a high rate of speed. Due to Newton's first law, you know that:
A) it would be difficult to predict any injury due to the speed. B) the vehicle itself would absorb all of the kinetic energy. C) the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle would be transferred to the victims. D) survival would be predicted on safety features of the vehicle.
The only health care facilities that must comply with EMTALA are:
a. Board-certified physicians. b. CMS-participating hospitals. c. Walk-in clinics. d. Skilled nursing facilities.