A nurse is teaching the staff about health care reimbursement.Which information should the nurse include?
A) Sentinel events help determine reimbursement issues for health care.
B) Home health, long-term care, and hospital nurses' documentation can affect reimbursement for health care.
C) A clinical information system must be installed by 2014 to obtain health care reimbursement.
D) HIPAA is the basis for establishing reimbursement for health care.

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Nurses' documentation practices in home health,long-term care,and hospitals can determine reimbursement for health care.Sentinel events do not determine reimbursement.About 60% of the worst types of medical errors,called sentinel events (involving death or severe physical/psychological injury),relate to communication problems that often arise during telephone reports.A clinical information system (CIS)does not have to be installed by 2014 to obtain reimbursement.CIS programs include monitoring systems; order entry systems; and laboratory,radiology,and pharmacy systems.Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)are the basis for establishing reimbursement for patient care,not HIPAA.Legislation to protect patient privacy regarding health information is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

A Nurse Is Teaching the Staff About Health Care Reimbursement