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Which method of authentication of entries in the patient record would be inappropriate?

Which of the following diagnoses or procedures would prevent the normal delivery code of O80 from being assigned?

As based in case law decisions and Joint Commission standards, who is ultimately responsible to assure quality and appropriateness of patient care in a health care facility?

This patient with known AIDS was admitted due to a compound fracture of the shaft of the left femur following a car accident B20      Human immunodeficiency virus disease S72.309A Fracture of Shaft of Femur, closed S72.309B  Fracture of Shaft of Femur, open The correct code assignment and sequence is:

A transcriptionist’s productivity has dropped significantly over the past two weeks. As a result there is a backlog in transcription of H&Ps. Several doctors and the OR supervisor have complained. An appropriate initial course of action for the Supervisor of Transcription would be to

The ability to obtain the same coding results from different coders using the same record is

A fishbone diagram shows

The evening manager supervises employees in analysis and release of information; this is called

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?