Patient satisfaction data will play a major role in health care reform because hospitals that fail to receive high marks will receive less financial reimbursement for Medicare patients

When coding CPT procedures, coders should check whether a _______ is needed

A. modifier B. diagnosis C. lab test D. follow up visit

A hospital-patient relationship is established when a patient _____

A) asks a physician to initiate a referral for elective surgery B) calls for information regarding available healthcare services C) presents either voluntarily for care or in an emergency situation D) receives and processes the hospital's bill for services provided