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Clinical Documentation Chapter 1 exam ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




with correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




List 5 different types or groups of people who could
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read medical records you create - correct answers
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✔✔1. attorneys ||\\||\\




2. researchers
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3. patient
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4. insurance companies
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5. state/federal payers
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List 5 general principles of documentation that are
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based on CMS guidelines - correct answers ✔✔1. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Record should be complete and legible ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




2. For each encounter document: reason, relevant
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hx, exam findings/diagnostic test results,
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assessment, and plan of care. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




3. Date and legible identity of person documenting
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,4. Rationale for ordering tests and services
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5. Past and present diagnoses
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How do you make a correction in a medical record? -
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correct answers ✔✔Draw a single line through the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




entry, label it as ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




an error, initial and date it.
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Is the use of either the 1995 or 1997 CMS guidelines
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acceptable or unacceptable? - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




✔✔acceptable


Is making a late entry in a chart or medical record
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acceptable or unacceptable? - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




✔✔acceptable

, Is using correction fluid or tape to obliterate an entry
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in a record acceptable or unacceptable? - correct
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answers ✔✔unacceptable ||\\||\\




Is making an entry in a record before seeing a patient
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acceptable or unacceptable? - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




✔✔unacceptable


Is amending an entry in a medical record acceptable
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or unacceptable? - correct answers ✔✔acceptable
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Is stamping a record "signed but not read"
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acceptable or unacceptable? - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




✔✔unacceptable


T or F: CPT codes reflect the level of evalua- tion and
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management services provided. - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




✔✔TRUE

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