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During an audit of health records, the HIM director finds that transcribed reports are being changed by the author up to a week after initial transcription. The director is concerned that changes occurring this long after transcription jeopardize the legal principle that documentation must occur near the time of the event. To remedy this situation, the HIM director should recommend which of the following? - ANSWER-Develop a facility policy that defines the acceptable period of time allowed for a...

PPS - ANSWER-Prospective Payment System What is prospective payment system? - ANSWER-Payment for all care delivered during an episode of care based on pre-determined fixed amount (DRGs). Influenced by care setting. What are the 4 types of Prospective Payment Systems? - ANSWER-Capitation, global payment method, case-rate methodology, and bundled payment. Capitation - ANSWER-System of payment used by managed care plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a fixed, per capita amount ...

Are all Foliar herbicides systemic? - ANSWER-no What are herbicides called that effect certain plants more than others? - ANSWER-Selective herbicides the cotton bollworm and the tobacco budworm feed during what stage? - ANSWER-larva stage what plants will the cabbage looper attack? - ANSWER-Cotton, Soybeans, and Cabbage The boll weevil has what kind of mouth parts? - ANSWER-chewing The boll weevil goes through complete metamorphosis which consists of: - ANSWER-egg, larva, pupa, an...

c. Edit checks Edit checks help ensure data integrity by allowing only reasonable and predetermined values to be entered into the computer (Rinehart-Thompson 2016a, 265). - Answer A coding analyst consistently enters the wrong code for patient gender in the electronic billing system. What data quality or data integrity measures should be in place to ensure that only allowable code numbers are entered? a. Access controls b. Audit trail c. Edit checks d. Password controls b. Delinquent r...

1. A patient is admitted with spotting. She had been treated two weeks previously for a miscarriage with sepsis. The sepsis had resolved, and she is afebrile at this time. She is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage and products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principal diagnosis? a. Miscarriage b. Complications of spontaneous abortion with sepsis c. Sepsis d. Spontaneous abortion with sepsis - Answer a. Miscarriage 2. If a patient has an excis...

1. A patient is admitted with spotting. She had been treated two weeks previously for a miscarriage with sepsis. The sepsis had resolved, and she is afebrile at this time. She is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage and products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principal diagnosis? a. Miscarriage b. Complications of spontaneous abortion with sepsis c. Sepsis d. Spontaneous abortion with sepsis - ANSWERa. Miscarriage 2. If a patient has an excisi...

Which is not a self pollinating crop? - ANSWER-Corn is a cross pollinating crop ` When you drain a flooded rice field what happens to P uptake? - ANSWER-Phosphorous becomes more available as water removes P from soil colloids moving it to soil solution The higher clay content the higher chances the P is attached back to soil colloids when water is removed Rice uses DD50 and Cotton uses DD60, what does the 50 and 60 represent? - ANSWER-The 50 and 60 represent the lowest and highest temp t...

A patient presents to your facility with burns to the right forearm. What is the proper way to assign a code for this condition, when the patient has varying degrees of burns on the forearm? A. Code for only the highest degree. B. Code for each of the degrees separately, but on the same note. C. Code for each of the following degrees separately. D. Code for the lowest degree. - Answer A. Code for only the highest degree. What are the inpatient coding guidelines surrounding the issue o...

During an audit of health records, the HIM director finds that transcribed reports are being changed by the author up to a week after initial transcription. The director is concerned that changes occurring this long after transcription jeopardize the legal principle that documentation must occur near the time of the event. To remedy this situation, the HIM director should recommend which of the following? - ANSWER-Develop a facility policy that defines the acceptable period of time allowed for a...

Code assignment - ANSWER2nd step in reimbursement process Documentation - medical/ financial record - ANSWER1st step in reimbursement process Claim preparation - ANSWER3rd step in reimbursement process Claim to payer(s) - ANSWER4th step in reimbursement process Claim review - ANSWER5th step in reimbursement process Claim resolution - ANSWER6th step in reimbursement process 1. Coding for physicians 2. Coding for facilities - ANSWERWhat are the 2 types of outpatient coding situ...