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chapter 1-3: OST-248 exam study guide
solutions
By communicating using codes rather than word, you can successfully conveyed to others involved
__________. - ANSWER✔✔-exactly what happened during a provider patient encounter and why it
occurred
Requiring medical necessity ensures that health care providers are - ANSWER✔✔-not performing test or
giving injections without a good medical reason
What are some of the uses that research organizations and government agencies use statistical data
from codes? - ANSWER✔✔-developing programs, identifying research areas, allocating funds
Who are the three parties involved in virtually every encounter? - ANSWER✔✔-The health care provider,
the patient, and the insurance company
Diagnostic descriptions in the alphabetic index of ICD-10-CM are listed by - ANSWER✔✔-eponym,
condition
What must administrators and managers ensure are used in the most efficient and effective manner
whether in one-physician offices or large hospitals? - ANSWER✔✔-resources
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What is the appropriate location for the period between code characters? - ANSWER✔✔-third and
fourth characters
The purpose of using health care coding languages is to enable the ________ of information, in a specific
and efficient way, between all those involved in health care. - ANSWER✔✔-Sharing
If another physician or health care provider referred a patient for a consultation, what source document
is that information found on? - ANSWER✔✔-Referring authorization form
Coding professionals use the physicians _________ or _________ to assign ICD-10-CM codes describing
why the patient was seen - ANSWER✔✔-As a coding specialist, it is your job to translate this explanation
and to a diagnosis code so that everyone involved will clearly understand the issues of a particular
patient and a particular time
Which of the following providers would code for radiology imaging? - ANSWER✔✔-Radiologist
What code explain why the individual king to see the physician and support the physician's decision
about what procedures to provide? - ANSWER✔✔-Diagnosis
What is the term for reading the entire patient record and pulling out the details necessary for
determining the correct codes? - ANSWER✔✔-abstracting
What is the alphabetic index in The ICD- 10-CM code book also known as? - ANSWER✔✔-Index to
diseases and injuries
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chapter 1-3: OST-248 exam study guide
solutions
By communicating using codes rather than word, you can successfully conveyed to others involved
__________. - ANSWER✔✔-exactly what happened during a provider patient encounter and why it
occurred
Requiring medical necessity ensures that health care providers are - ANSWER✔✔-not performing test or
giving injections without a good medical reason
What are some of the uses that research organizations and government agencies use statistical data
from codes? - ANSWER✔✔-developing programs, identifying research areas, allocating funds
Who are the three parties involved in virtually every encounter? - ANSWER✔✔-The health care provider,
the patient, and the insurance company
Diagnostic descriptions in the alphabetic index of ICD-10-CM are listed by - ANSWER✔✔-eponym,
condition
What must administrators and managers ensure are used in the most efficient and effective manner
whether in one-physician offices or large hospitals? - ANSWER✔✔-resources
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
What is the appropriate location for the period between code characters? - ANSWER✔✔-third and
fourth characters
The purpose of using health care coding languages is to enable the ________ of information, in a specific
and efficient way, between all those involved in health care. - ANSWER✔✔-Sharing
If another physician or health care provider referred a patient for a consultation, what source document
is that information found on? - ANSWER✔✔-Referring authorization form
Coding professionals use the physicians _________ or _________ to assign ICD-10-CM codes describing
why the patient was seen - ANSWER✔✔-As a coding specialist, it is your job to translate this explanation
and to a diagnosis code so that everyone involved will clearly understand the issues of a particular
patient and a particular time
Which of the following providers would code for radiology imaging? - ANSWER✔✔-Radiologist
What code explain why the individual king to see the physician and support the physician's decision
about what procedures to provide? - ANSWER✔✔-Diagnosis
What is the term for reading the entire patient record and pulling out the details necessary for
determining the correct codes? - ANSWER✔✔-abstracting
What is the alphabetic index in The ICD- 10-CM code book also known as? - ANSWER✔✔-Index to
diseases and injuries
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