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1
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What was the primary objective of the original social security act?

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Provide retirement income to the elderly

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Why was the American medical association established?

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To represent the interest of physicians across the country.

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3
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Which is NOT an allied health profession?

  • dietitian
  • physical therapist
  • EMT
  • Surgeon
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Surgeon

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4
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Under which president was the legislation on national health insurance passed?

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Harry Truman

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5
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What provides healthcare benefits to low income persons and their children?

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Medicaid

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6
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Is Medicaid a federal or state program?

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It’s a federal program run by the states

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7
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People who receive acute care services in a hospital are considered what?

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Inpatients

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In almost every hospital, the largest clinical dept in terms of staffing, budget, clinical expertise is what?

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Patient care services

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9
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What is the goal of managed care?

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Manage cost, quality, and access to care

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10
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Any surgical procedure that doesn’t require an overnight stay

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Ambulatory surgery

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11
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Why are home healthcare services the fastest growing sector of Medicare?

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Because of increased economic pressure from third party payers.

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12
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The VA hospital was originally established for veterans of which war?

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WWI

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13
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Federal program that finances healthcare services for the elderly

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Medicare

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14
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What year was the first professional association for health information managers established in?

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1928

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15
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Who started the hospital standardization program?

What year?

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American college of surgeons in 1918

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16
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Who started accreditation?

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American college of surgeons

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17
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Formal process for conferring a health information management credential is called:

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Certification

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18
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What functions as the legislative body of AHIMA?

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House of delegates

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19
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Virtual network of AHIMA members

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Communities of practice (or Engage)

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20
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Arm of AHIMA that promotes education and research

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AHIMA foundation

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21
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Which organization sponsors the CTR certification?

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NCRA

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22
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Supports physicians, nurses and physician assistants.

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Allied health professionals.

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23
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Mandated continued stay reviews for Medicare and Medicaid patients

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Utilization review act of 1977

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24
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This act denied reimbursement for substandard quality of care

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Consolidated omnibus reconciliation act of 1985

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25
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Made up of doctors, accredits medical schools and residency programs

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American medical association

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26
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Who publishes the coding clinic?

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American hospital association

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27
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Standards setting body, came about in 1952, accredits more than 17,000 healthcare organizations(hospitals. Ambulatory care centers etc.)

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The joint commission

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28
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What’s the ALOS in an acute care hospital?

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30 days or less

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29
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Has an organized medical staff, offers around the clock nursing services, provides diagnostic and therapeutic services

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Hospital

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30
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This type of hospital puts its profits back into the organization

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Not for profit

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31
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Who has the primary responsibility of setting the direction of the hospital?

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Board of directors

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32
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Carries out the board of directors orders

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CEO

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33
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To take part in the Medicare and Medicaid program, a facility has to follow these..

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Conditions of practice

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34
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The traditional model of the HIM career was ____ based

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Department

35
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What evolving role assesses quality in health record banking

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Health record reviewer

36
Q

Consortia programs are designed to be completed in how long?

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6 months

37
Q

The adoption of minimum standards marked the beginning of what modern practice for healthcare organizations?

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Accreditation

38
Q

T or F:

PT assistants develop treatment plans

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False

39
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What govt agency supports medical research?

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NIH

40
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Why might someone argue for cell-based technology?

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Diseases could be diagnosed earlier.

41
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Required PROs to to report actions taken against physicians to state medical boards and licensing agencies

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Omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1990

42
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This organization developed the national patient safety guidelines

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The joint commission

43
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This organization certifies EHR

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Commission on certification of health information technology (CCHIT)

44
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This org shares info on health and medical practices

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American medical association AMA

45
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HIM dept is considered to be what type of department?

A

Clinical support services

46
Q

T or F:

General hospitals provide short term care to diagnose and/or treat an illness

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True

47
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The right care provided at the right time

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Quality of healthcare

48
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What’s the purpose of evidence based guidelines

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They help improve quality of patient care

49
Q

Quality has several components:

Appropriateness, technical excellence, acceptability and _______

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Accessibility

50
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Staff on nursing units is cross trained…this is called

A

Patient focused care

51
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This type of program has been in place in hospitals for years and is required by the Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as accreditation standards?

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Quality improvement

52
Q

Restructuring services so that more is done in the nursing unit

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Patient focused care

53
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Provides alternatives to inpatient care or serves as a transition from inpatient to outpatient care or discharge

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Day treatment program

54
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Health care rendered in a nonacute care facility to pt who require inpatient nursing and related services for more than 30 days

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Skilled nursing facility

55
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Designed to meet pt’s daily living, schooling, recreational, socialization, and routine medical care needs

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Residential care facility

56
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Has an analysis and leadership role for health promotion and disease prevention

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Public health services

57
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Medicare part B is optional

T or F

A

True

58
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Medicaid is co funded by federal and state govts

T or F

A

True

59
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Workers compensation plans are operated by state governments, T or F?

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True

60
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A group of healthcare organizations that collectively provides a full range of coordinated health-related services.

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Integrated delivery system

61
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What year was the first formal curriculum established?

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1932

62
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What year were the first programs accredited?

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1934

63
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What is the current accreditation organization?

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CAHIIM

Commission on accreditation of health informatics and information management.

64
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Who develops and administers the registration examination?

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CCHIIM

commission on certification of health informatics and information management.

65
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What three reform initiatives grew out of the flexner report?

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  • applicants to med school had to hold a college degree
  • med training founded in the basic sciences
  • med students receive hospital based training in addition to classroom work
66
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Creates digital links among various terminologies and classification systems

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Terminology modeler

67
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AIDS in EHR system implementation, auditing documentation practices, assisting with revenue cycle management

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Physician group consultant

68
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Creates the rules for exchange of health information and ensures that health information remains confidential

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Privacy officer

69
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Works with design, development, and implementation of EHR monitoring and reconciling interfaces, run electronic data integrity audits, supervises staff in virtual HIM department

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HIM director

70
Q

The HIM professionals role these days is more ____ focused.

A

Enterprise

71
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What are the two membership categories of AHIMA?

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Active and student

72
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AHIMA is made up of what two components?

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Staff and volunteers

73
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This component of AHIMA establishes the mission and goals, develops policy and provides oversight for the operations…

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Volunteers

74
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This component of AHIMA carries out the operational tasks and works within the policies established by the other component

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Staff

75
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This system of organizations in every state provides members with local access to professional education, networking and representation

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Component state associations

76
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AHIMA headquarters are located where?

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Chicago

77
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This earned recognition of AHIMA members requires active or senior membership, 10 years full time HIM experience, minimum of masters degree, evidence of sustained professional achievement.

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AHIMA fellowship program

78
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What law funded grants including the consortia program?

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ARRA

79
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What program, funded by the balanced budget act, allowed states to expand existing insurance programs to cover children up to age 19?

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SCHIP

80
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Who accredits medical schools and residency programs?

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American medical association

81
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This org developed the national patient safety guidelines

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Joint commission

82
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This org mission is to certify EHR

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CCHIT

commission on certification of HIT

83
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Part of this orgs mission is to work for improvement of health standards and availability of health care services

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American nurses association

84
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This org shares info on health and medical practice

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American medical association

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