Chapter 1 - History of Coding Flashcards

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AAPC

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American Academy of Professional Coders

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A&P

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Anatomy and Physiology

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AHA

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American Hospital Association

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AHIMA

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American Health Information Management Association

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CEUs

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Continuing education units

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CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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CPC

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Certified Professional Coder

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DRGs

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Diagnosis- related groups

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HCC

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Hierarchical Condition Categories

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HIPPA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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ICD-10-CM

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International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification

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MS-DRG

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Medicare Severity diagnosis-related group

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NCHS

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National Center for Health Statistics

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OIG

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Office of the Inspector General

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SNOMED

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Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine

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UR

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Utilization review

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WHO

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World Health Organization

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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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Ethics

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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.