Your Grandma Finally Buys an IPad Only After Being Convinced

question 252

Multiple Choice

Your grandma finally buys an iPad only after being convinced of the benefits of using it to communicate with the rest of her family, who already have iPads. Her demand for an iPad would be represented

• A) on the upward-sloping portion of the network demand curve.
• B) on the downward-sloping portion of the network demand curve.
• C) at the peak of the network demand curve.
• D) nowhere on the network demand curve because it doesn't apply to her.

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Definitions:

Evaluation And Management Service

Medical services provided by healthcare providers to assess and manage a patient's health status typically involving history taking, examination, and medical decision making.

Downcoding

A practice of third-party payers in which the benefits code has been changed to a less complex or lower-cost procedure than was reported; another payer practice in which a reported evaluation & management service is reduced to a lower level based strictly on the diagnosis code reported.

Bundling

The practice of grouping together products or services for sale as a single combined unit, often offered at a reduced price compared to purchasing each item separately.

ICD-9-PCS

The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Procedure Coding System; a medical classification system used in the United States for procedural codes.