Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
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Auto-pay
Auto-suspend
Auto-calculate ***
Auto-deny - ANS-When clean claims are submitted, they can be adjudicated in many
ways through computer software automatically. Which statement is not one of the
outcomes that can occur as part of auto-adjudication?
EHR (electronic health record)
EDMS (electronic document management system) ***
ESA (electronic signature authentication)
PACS (picture archiving and communication system) - ANS-*** A transition technology
used by many hospitals to increase access to medical record content is:
Acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma with status asthmaticus ***
Chronic obstructive asthma - ANS-A 7-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency
department for treatment of shortness of breath. The patient is given epinephrine and
nebulizer treatments. The shortness of breath and wheezing are unabated following
treatment. What diagnosis should be suspected?
Ad hoc
Concurrent ***
Retrospective
Post discharge - ANS-The HIM department is planning to scan medical record
documentation. The project includes the scanning of documentation such as history and
, physicals, physician orders, operative reports, and nursing notes. Which of the following
methods of scanning would be best to help HIM professionals monitor the completeness
of health records during a patient's hospitalization?
Confidentiality
Data security ***
Informational privacy
Informational access control - ANS-*** The protection measures and tools for
safeguarding information and information systems is a definition of:
A fee-for-service schedule basis that varies according to the MPFS
A rate-per-service basis that varies according to the ambulatory payment classification
(APC) group to which the service is assigned ***
A cost-to-charge ratio based on the hospital cost report
A rate-per-service basis that varies according to the DRG group - ANS-Under the
Medicare hospital outpatient perspective payment system (OPPS), services are paid
according to:
Length of the lesion as described in the pathology report
Dimension of the specimen submitted as described in the pathology report
Width times the length of the lesion as described in the operative report
Diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins required to adequately
excise the lesion described in the operative report *** - ANS-If a patient has an excision
of a malignant lesion of the skin, the CPT code is determined by the body area from
which the excision occurs and which of the following?
Anatomic site
Severity
Etiology ***
Supplemental information - ANS-*** What does the fourth character of an ICD-10-CM
diagnosis code capture?
Encoder
Exam with Complete Solutions
Auto-pay
Auto-suspend
Auto-calculate ***
Auto-deny - ANS-When clean claims are submitted, they can be adjudicated in many
ways through computer software automatically. Which statement is not one of the
outcomes that can occur as part of auto-adjudication?
EHR (electronic health record)
EDMS (electronic document management system) ***
ESA (electronic signature authentication)
PACS (picture archiving and communication system) - ANS-*** A transition technology
used by many hospitals to increase access to medical record content is:
Acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma with status asthmaticus ***
Chronic obstructive asthma - ANS-A 7-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency
department for treatment of shortness of breath. The patient is given epinephrine and
nebulizer treatments. The shortness of breath and wheezing are unabated following
treatment. What diagnosis should be suspected?
Ad hoc
Concurrent ***
Retrospective
Post discharge - ANS-The HIM department is planning to scan medical record
documentation. The project includes the scanning of documentation such as history and
, physicals, physician orders, operative reports, and nursing notes. Which of the following
methods of scanning would be best to help HIM professionals monitor the completeness
of health records during a patient's hospitalization?
Confidentiality
Data security ***
Informational privacy
Informational access control - ANS-*** The protection measures and tools for
safeguarding information and information systems is a definition of:
A fee-for-service schedule basis that varies according to the MPFS
A rate-per-service basis that varies according to the ambulatory payment classification
(APC) group to which the service is assigned ***
A cost-to-charge ratio based on the hospital cost report
A rate-per-service basis that varies according to the DRG group - ANS-Under the
Medicare hospital outpatient perspective payment system (OPPS), services are paid
according to:
Length of the lesion as described in the pathology report
Dimension of the specimen submitted as described in the pathology report
Width times the length of the lesion as described in the operative report
Diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins required to adequately
excise the lesion described in the operative report *** - ANS-If a patient has an excision
of a malignant lesion of the skin, the CPT code is determined by the body area from
which the excision occurs and which of the following?
Anatomic site
Severity
Etiology ***
Supplemental information - ANS-*** What does the fourth character of an ICD-10-CM
diagnosis code capture?
Encoder
