A Client Is Admitted with Chest Pain

question 24

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted with chest pain. A series of diagnostic tests are ordered, and the client undergoes coronary artery bypass grafting. The cost of care for this client is increased because of a four-pack-per-day smoking history that resulted in extension of the client's intensive care unit (ICU) stay by 3 days because of respiratory problems. The case manager realizes that under the terms of the diagnosis-related group (DRG) payment system for this diagnosis:

• A) the cost of caring for this client was $5000 greater than the DRG reimbursement fee, and the hospital will be allowed to collect the additional fees from the insurance company.
• B) although the cost of care for this client was greater than the DRG reimbursement amount, the hospital will be reimbursed only at the set fee.
• C) the client will be sued to pay back the insurance company for the extra fees incurred because smoking is a modifiable health risk for heart disease.
• D) the physician who admitted the client will receive a reduced payment to cover the loss incurred by the hospital.

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Definitions:

Implicit Memory

A form of memory where past encounters assist in executing a task without actively remembering those past encounters.

Word Fragments

Incomplete segments of words used in psychological tests of memory, perception, or linguistic processing.

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