PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2026
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A coding compliance program ensures that the assignment of
codes to diagnoses, procedures, and services follows established
coding guidelines, and health care organizations write policies and
procedures to assist in implementing the coding compliance stages
of __________. Answer: detection, correction, prevention, verification,
and comparison
◉ Adopting HIPAA's standard code sets has improved data quality
and simplified claims submission for health care providers who
routinely deal with multiple __________. Answer: health plans
◉ A hospitalist is a physician whose practice emphasizes providing
care for hospital __________, and they are often internal medicine
specialists who handle a patient's entire admission process. Answer:
inpatients
◉ An effective coding compliance program monitors coding
processes for __________. Answer: completeness, reliability, validity,
and timeliness
, ◉ A patient record is the business record for a patient encounter
that documents __________. Answer: health care services provided to a
patient
◉ A physician lists "viral pneumonia" as the final diagnosis.
However, the coder notes that laboratory results state "gram-
negative bacteria." There is also documentation of chest pain, fever,
and dyspnea due to pneumonia. What should the coder do? Answer:
Query the physician regarding the diagnosis of pneumonia
◉ A secondary purpose of the patient record is to __________. Answer:
evaluate patient quality of care
◉ A teaching hospital is engaged in an approved graduate medical
education __________ program in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, or
podiatry. Answer: residency
◉ A third-party administrator (TPA) is an entity that __________ and
may contract with a health care clearinghouse to standardize data
for claims processing. Answer: processes health care claims and
performs related business functions for a health plan
◉ Automated case abstracting software is used by hospitals to
__________. Answer: collect data for statistical analysis
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A coding compliance program ensures that the assignment of
codes to diagnoses, procedures, and services follows established
coding guidelines, and health care organizations write policies and
procedures to assist in implementing the coding compliance stages
of __________. Answer: detection, correction, prevention, verification,
and comparison
◉ Adopting HIPAA's standard code sets has improved data quality
and simplified claims submission for health care providers who
routinely deal with multiple __________. Answer: health plans
◉ A hospitalist is a physician whose practice emphasizes providing
care for hospital __________, and they are often internal medicine
specialists who handle a patient's entire admission process. Answer:
inpatients
◉ An effective coding compliance program monitors coding
processes for __________. Answer: completeness, reliability, validity,
and timeliness
, ◉ A patient record is the business record for a patient encounter
that documents __________. Answer: health care services provided to a
patient
◉ A physician lists "viral pneumonia" as the final diagnosis.
However, the coder notes that laboratory results state "gram-
negative bacteria." There is also documentation of chest pain, fever,
and dyspnea due to pneumonia. What should the coder do? Answer:
Query the physician regarding the diagnosis of pneumonia
◉ A secondary purpose of the patient record is to __________. Answer:
evaluate patient quality of care
◉ A teaching hospital is engaged in an approved graduate medical
education __________ program in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, or
podiatry. Answer: residency
◉ A third-party administrator (TPA) is an entity that __________ and
may contract with a health care clearinghouse to standardize data
for claims processing. Answer: processes health care claims and
performs related business functions for a health plan
◉ Automated case abstracting software is used by hospitals to
__________. Answer: collect data for statistical analysis
