Nurse Manager Exam #1: Financial Management

Category - Financial Management

In the acute care setting, patient condition can fluctuate quickly. Choose the correct CMS reimbursement requirement for history and physical completion for inpatient care.
  1. The requirement shortens the timeframe for completion of the history and but expands the number of permissible professional categories of individuals who may perform it for full payment
  2. The history & physical completion timeframe remained unchanged for eligible payments
  3. The history & physical completion timeframe has been lengthened, but only payable at 70%
  4. The requirement expands the timeframe for completion of the history and physical and expands the number of permissible professional categories of individuals who may perform it for full payment
Explanation
Answer: D - The requirement expands the timeframe for completion of the history and physical and expands the number of permissible professional categories of individuals who may perform it for full payment.
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