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22 Cards in this Set
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What does a coder do?
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Translate diagnosis and procedures into numbers for the purpose of statistically capturing data
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What coding system is currently used in the United States for diagnoses coding
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ICD 9 CM
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What does the CM of ICD 9-CM stand for?
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Clinical Modification
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List three uses for coded data
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reimbursement
research planning |
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What payment system does Medicare use for inpatient reimbursement?
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DRGs diagnoses-related groups
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What associations award coding credentials?
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AHIMA
AAPC |
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Classification
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grouping together of items as for storage and retrieval
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Compliance
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adherence to accepted standards
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Credential
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degree, certificate, or award that recognizes a course of study taken in a specific field and that acknowledges the competency required
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diagnosis
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identification of a disease through signs, symptoms, and tests
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Encoder
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coding software that is used to assign diagnosis and procedure codes
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Ethic
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moral standard
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Federal Register
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the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of U.S. federal agencies and organizations
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Nomenclature
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system of names that are used as the preferred terminology
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Procedure
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a diagnostic or therapeutic process performed on a patient
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Reimbursement
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payment for healthcare services
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Terminology
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words and phrases that apply to a particular field
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Inpatient codes are based on the documentation of what health care provider?
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Physician
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ICD-10-PCS is used to code procedures performed on what type of patient?
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inpatient
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CPT is used to code procedures performed on what type of patient?
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outpatient
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Name the AHA publication that is published quarterly and contains coding advice?
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coding clinic
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Questions written to the doctor asking for clarification of documentation
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queries
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