PART 5 Flashcards
Which registry would likely contain the lab value “HbA1c”?
A: Diabetes registries
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Which one of the following agencies certifies levels I, II, III, & IV trauma centers?
A: American College of Surgeons
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Data mappings are sets of relationships established between two vocabularies in order to allow automated translation or connection between them. A map between ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM would be considered a
A: Forward Map
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Semantic interoperability will be enhanced primarily through the use of
A: SNOMED-CT
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The fifth character in a PCS code represents the
A: Approach the physician took to accomplish the procedure
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Which of the following would be on top of a pyramid which was designed to show the most specific coding system at the top, with remaining layers progressively decreasing in specificity?
A: SNOMED-CT
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The longitudinal health record of today can be influenced most significantly by which of the following activities?
A: Health Information Exchange
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Policies which spell out the specific qualifications that physicians must demonstrate before they can practice medicine in the hospital and are considered legally binding
A: Medical staff bylaws
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In the Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid, the following scenario is represented at which level in the pyramid:
“Mr. Wright’s blood pressure, pulse and respiration are 120/70,100, and 15?
A: Information
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A 34-year-old male underwent upper GI endoscopy, which included visualization of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum. Durning endoscopy, brushing collected esophageal specimens and esophageal biopsy was performed. Upon review of CPT surgery code descriptions for 43235 and 43239, the coder assigned 43239 only (because 43235 is considered a component of the total procedure, 43239). Reporting both codes would be considered
A: Unbundling
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