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You are the coding manager at XYZ Hospital and tasked with selecting cases for a random audit.  You obtain a list of all cases for the time period of the audit.  If there are 148 discharges for DRG 207 and you want to audit 10%, how many records will you pull (round UP to next whole number)?

While the data are being held by the clearinghouse, the facility has the opportunity to review the data to identify and correct any errors.  This review is called:

Which of the following is NOT significant to the task of discharge status reporting:

There are several ways to monitor coding quality.  ________________ involve activities such as diagnosis-specific reviews to determine whether a known error has been repeated by one or more coders or whether documentation improvement is needed.

Karen presented the Emergency Room for treatment for a laceration.  She is a Medicaid patient and presents her identification and insurance card.  Her sister, Katherine, uses Karen’s card the following week when she visits the emergency room.  What is this an example of?

Which of the following is likely NOT a reason an order would be cancelled:

Changes in Medicare payment rules requiring physicians attest to the need for the patient to stay two nights is called:

There is an adage in healthcare that applies specifically to the interaction between the patient and caregivers.  It is “If it’s not documented, _______________”.

___________ controls find errors that may have been made during a process.

Several challenges arise in the selection of an existing record.  Which would be considered a less frequent challenge compared to the others?