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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?

The education of patients, prior to services being rendered, regarding their financial responsibilities is called:

There are four types of data collected during a patient encounter. Which of these four is not initiated or completed by patient access?

The cat Phillipa has become anxious. She has lost weight, and she is restless and sleepless. You are a veterinarian specializing in endocrinology. Your first determine that Phillipa has high thyroid hormone levels in her blood. Your next step is to determine whether the problem lies at the level of her hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, or thyroid gland.  Question: You discover an endocrine tumor in Phillipa’s hypothalamus. If this tumor is causing her symptoms, which hormone levels do you expect to find in her blood, compared to in a healthy cat? (Thyrotropin-releasing hormone = TRH, thyroid-stimulating hormone = TSH). There is 1 correct answer.