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This minimum core data set is collected on all Medicare and Medicaid inpatients discharged from the hospital.

The organization-wide performance improvement process should include which of the following?

All of the following are output devices EXCEPT

When a claim is denied by the third-party payer, the cause for the denial is

The HIM Director conducted productivity studies on the coders and found that 15% of their time is spent answering coding/medical necessity questions from the outpatient schedulers. The coders work an 8 hour day. How many minutes do they spend per day answering these questions?

The physician performs a lateral capsular release of the left knee. The procedure is coded as an open procedure. Choose the documentation that indicates an approach other than open.

A hospital is adopting an information governance (IG) framework to manage patient data more effectively. Which of the following practices best aligns with the principles of IG?

Which of the following is a standards development organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) that addresses issues of healthcare systems interconnections?

Use of the patient record for the purposes of education, research and development, regulation, and policy making are all examples of:

An HIM director wants to improve departmental productivity. Which strategy would likely have the greatest impact?