Outpatient Prospective Payment System Is Used For

question 36

Multiple Choice

Outpatient Prospective Payment System is used for:

• A) partial hospitalization services by community mental health centers.
• B) hospital outpatient services.
• C) administration of certain vaccines, splints, casts, and antigens by home health agencies.
• D) certain Medicare B services provided to hospitalized patients who do not have Medicare A.
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Tertiary Aging

Refers to the decline in physical and cognitive function that can occur in some individuals in very old age, beyond the normal effects of primary and secondary aging.

Programmed Aging

A theory suggesting aging is a result of genetically programmed physiological mechanisms that control life span and deterioration processes.

Primary Aging

Gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration throughout the life span.

Activities Of Daily Living

Activities of daily living refer to the basic tasks of everyday life, such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring.