A Patient Presented to a Hospital Three Times in One

question 63

Multiple Choice

A patient presented to a hospital three times in one month: one visit was for a throat culture in the clinic. One visit was for a suture of a laceration in the emergency department. One visit was for a same-day stay for a hernia repair. The hospital would submit:

• A) One bill at the end of the month totaling all charges under one account number and one medical record number; a new account number would be assigned next month
• B) One bill for the throat culture under one account number, and another bill with another account number for the suture and hernia repair, because these were surgical procedures to be grouped together; both bills would have the same medical record number
• C) A separate bill for each visit with a new medical record number and new account number
• D) A separate bill for each visit with the same medical record number but different account numbers

Identify groupthink, its symptoms, and prevention methods.

Understand evidence-based management and its importance in decision-making.

Recognize the role of a devil's advocate in challenging proposals and strategies.

Explain the phenomena of risky shift and conservative shift in group decision-making.

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Definitions:

Adults

Individuals who have reached the age of maturity, typically being fully developed physically and mentally, and legally responsible for their actions.

Psychoactive Drugs

Substances that affect the mind, mood, or other mental processes, including medications for treating mental health conditions as well as recreational drugs.

Rumination

The act of continuously thinking about the same thoughts, often negative, which can prevent problem-solving or moving forward.