To receive payment for services delivered, providers must file a ____ with third-party payers

You are providing care to a 54-year-old patient complaining of chest pain. The patient asks to speak to you privately. He tells you he is taking Cialis® for erectile dysfunction, and his wife does not know he is taking it. He does not want his wife to find out. As you are putting the EMS bags back in the ambulance, the wife corners you and insists that you tell her what her husband said. What

should you do? A) You should tell her. As his spouse, she is legally entitled to know his medical information. B) You should not tell her. There is no reason to humiliate your patient by disclosing his embarrassing condition. C) You should not tell her. By law, your conversation with your patient is confidential. D) You should tell her. He may be having an affair without her knowledge, and she needs to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases.

You are called to a football game for a 15-year-old boy who is lying on the field, conscious and alert. It is August and the patient is complaining of weakness and cramping to his abdomen. He is breathing well and his skin color is normal and it is warm and moist to touch. Vital signs are normal. Treatment should include:

A) rapid cooling with ice packs to major pulse sites. B) rapid fluid infusion of NaCl 0.9 percent to replace lost sodium. C) gentle cooling by removing excess clothing and equipment. D) high flow oxygen and aggressive fluid replacement.