AHIMA Code of Ethics Review | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

AHIMA Code of Ethics Review | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 Ethical obligations are part of all professional's responsibility, regardless of employment site or method of collection, storage, and security of health information. - ✔✔true All HIM professionals shall safeguard all confidential patient information. - ✔✔true Coding an inappropriate level of service is an ethical violation. - ✔✔true HIM professionals shall _____ - ✔✔act with integrity behave in a trustworthy manner promote high standards of practice Which of the following ethical principles pertains the most to coding professionals? IV V VI VII - ✔✔IV Which of the following is not an ethical violation? allowing patterns of optimizing or minimizing documentation and/or coding to impact payment assigning codes with physician documentation miscoding to avoid conflict with administration practicing negligent coding - ✔✔assigning codes with physician documentation An example of dishonest, fraudulent, or deceptive practice is coding when documentation does not justify the _____ or procedures that have been billed. - ✔✔diagnoses The minimum _____ standard is essential when releasing health information for disclosure activities. - ✔✔necessary Apply accurate, complete, and consistent coding practices - ✔✔A. ethical Delete codes that might indicate poor quality in the hospital - ✔✔B. unethical Ignore audit results because we have always done it this way - ✔✔B. unethical Use the list of MCC and CC in the MS -DRGs and add one of those to each claim - ✔✔B. unethical Assign only codes that are clearly and consistently supported by documentation - ✔✔A. ethical Change a code because the business office states it is covered - ✔✔B. unethical Query provider when conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous information is present - ✔✔A. ethical Code when documentation does not justify the diagnoses and procedures - ✔✔B. unethical Coding an inappropriate level of service - ✔✔B. unethical Miscode to avoid conflict with the supervisor - ✔✔B. unethical