The RBRVS System Establishes the Nationally Uniform Relative Value of a Service

question 11

Multiple Choice

The RBRVS system establishes the nationally uniform relative value of a service based on which three cost elements?

• A) The cost of payroll, the cost of supplies, and the cost of liability insurance
• B) The physician's specialty, the physician's work, and the location of the practice
• C) The location of the practice, the overhead, and the cost of liability insurance
• D) The physician's work, the practice expense, and the cost of liability insurance

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Definitions:

Cyclothymic Disorder

A mood disorder characterized by periods of hypomanic symptoms as well as periods of depressive symptoms that are not severe enough to qualify as major depressive episodes.

Hypomanic Symptoms

Characteristics of hypomania, including elevated mood, increased activity or energy levels, and often excessive risk-taking, without the severity of full mania.

Mild Depressive Symptoms

Less severe forms of depressive symptoms that may include sadness, irritability, or fatigue, but do not fully meet the criteria for major depression.

Rapid Cycling

a term in bipolar disorder indicating four or more mood episodes within a year.