To protect the patient's identity and verify that the caller is the patient, some offices require a ________ to ensure security.

The written notification that must be signed by a patient with Medicare coverage to acknowledge that he or she understands that a service may NOT be considered medically necessary and therefore may not be paid by Medicare is a(n):

advance beneficiary notice. medical necessary authorization. denial of payment notice. liability for potential payment notice.

A blood sample from a 5-month-old infant indicates a WBC count of 12.5 ? 109/L with 65% lymphocytes. What can you conclude from this?

a. The infant is normal. b. The infant has an infection as indicated by the elevated WBC count. c. The infant has a malignancy in the lymphocyte lineage. d. There is not enough information to draw accurate conclusions.