Reference no: EM133504717

True and False

1. Ventilator equipment should be ordered as soon as the patient is diagnosed.

2. Long term case is diagnosis driven.

3. Malnutrition is a frequent reason for inpatient admission for patients with respiratory problems.

4. "Egg crate mattress" is important for those with what types of conditions?

A. Kidney B. Skin C. Cardiac D. Respiratiory

5. What is the minimum stay in hours for routine, noncomplicated vaginal delivery? 12, 48, or 24

6. Major psychological problems are rarely a problem of patients with burns.

7. In transplants, coverage could be denied if facts were not presented at time of review and coverage determination.

8. Patient navigators work to connect individuals with healthcare services in a timely manner.

9. Case management services for HIV/AIDS in every U.S. state are funded by federal grants from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

10. What type of therapy is given to delay labor?

11. It is appropriate for case managers to negotiate costs for skilled nursing care facilities.

12. In long term case management, role of case manager is more active as time goes on.

13. Noncompliance is one of the reasons for cardiac patients that are frequently readmitted to an acute care facility.

14. Burns are explained by the "Rule of 12".

15. Telemedicine is a distinct medical specialty.

16. More than 40% of pediatric population is cover by Medicare and is subject to reimbursement of about 60%.

17. Pediatric patients are at low risk for medication errors.

18. Encryption is the overreaching term to describe technologies that process information most often in electronic form.

19. CPAP is continuous pressure, ascultation and percussion.

20. Cardiac patients are the most commmon diagnsoses in medical and geriatric case management caseloads.

21. Congenital defects are frequently a client for a pediatric case management.

22. Shingles or herpes is a common complication with transplant patients.

23. One advantage to telemedicine is that patients can be grouped in teleconference and billed separately.

24. Ventilator rental does not include routine maintenance and replacement of unit if it requires servicing by the manufacturer.

25. Haitian refugees are one of the most low-risk population living in the United States.

26. Six months of treatment is one red flag for potential to be a long term case.