EPIC Training Identity HIM105 HIM and
Identity Curriculum Self-Study LATEST
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HAR ("billing chart ""): Hospital Account - Answer--Hospital Account. Used to track
charges/payments/adjustments for
Hospital Billing. Identified by HAR ID.
Starting coding will: - Answer--- A coder is assigned
-Productivity timing begins
-Coding status updates to "In Progress
-Most current registration information appears
EPIC is - Answer--NOT an encoder.
charges - Answer--Emergency accounts may require a coder to add
____________________ to the HAR in addition
to codes.
long‐stay, high‐dollar - Answer--Interim coding expedites billing for
_______________ or ________________
accounts.
discharged - Answer--Admitted patients will qualify for the Interim Uncoded
workqueue until they
are ________.
clarify unclear - Answer--Send a coding query to ________________
documentation.
missing or incomplete - Answer--Use a Wait For to indicate ________ documentation
Query templates are used for many reasons: - Answer--Consistency
Ease of Use
Impartiality
In Basket - Answer--All queries will go to the physician via ________.
,Coding Priority Workqueue - Answer--Physician responses appear in the
outcomes - Answer--Users can document ______________ of queries.
CDI - Answer--Clinical Documentation Improvement
Clinical Documentation Improvement - Answer--track diagnoses, ICD procedures,
and DRGs.
queries - Answer--CDI staff can communicate with physicians by sending
__________.
Workqueue scoring - Answer--helps CDS prioritize accounts that need review.
reporting tools - Answer--Many pre‐configured ______________ exist to capture
CDI data.
Simple Visit Coding - Answer--automatically coding accounts.
Diagnoses can be pulled onto the account from: - Answer--Registration
Orders
Charges
Visit diagnoses
Previously coded accounts
errors, workqueue - Answer--Any accounts that fail validation _____________ will go
to a ________________.
Account activities allow you to take multiple actions at once, such as: -
Answer--Change an account's coding status
Route to a workqueue
Write an account note
Hospital Coding - Answer--is the process coders in Health Information Management
﴾HIM﴿ complete.
Encounter - Answer--A patient contact. Identified by Contact Serial Number ﴾CSN﴿.
Min Days - Answer--Number of days between when the account is discharged and
when the system attempts to initiate billing on a HAR.
Coding Status - Answer--Indicates the current stage of coding for the account. Used
to
track coder productivity.
, Initiate Billing - Answer--An account action that starts the billing process.
Claims Processing - Answer--Creating, reviewing, and sending a claim for hospital
billing.
DNB - Answer--Discharged Not Billed
Why might coders need to update registration information when coding an account?
- Answer--Registration users may enter something incorrectly or not enter it at all.
Updating information on the ADT Info tab can also update the registration
information in the
patient's chart, ensuring all documentation remains consistent.
Coding activity - Answer--is the hub of the coding workflow.
Pull Info - Answer--is used if a coder needs to manually pull registration
information onto the account
Doc Review - Answer--shows reports grouped across all encounters linked to a
patient's account.
Chart Review activity - Answer--coders may use it to access the entire hospital chart.
Encoder - Answer--3d party system to complete coding.
What happens when you complete coding on an account? - Answer--Validation
checks appear
Coding status is updated to "Completed"
Productivity timing stops
Coding validation checks - Answer--are edits designed to ensure complete and
accurate coding of the account. Epic
will automatically run validation checks whenever the coding status is changed. Each
validation check can
be defined as either an error or a warning.
Error - Answer--The user must resolve this issue to move forward. If the issue cannot
be resolved, the coder
should select an appropriate coding status to indicate why coding is not completed.
Warning - Answer--The user can bypass this issue.
Identity Curriculum Self-Study LATEST
UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
already passed!!
HAR ("billing chart ""): Hospital Account - Answer--Hospital Account. Used to track
charges/payments/adjustments for
Hospital Billing. Identified by HAR ID.
Starting coding will: - Answer--- A coder is assigned
-Productivity timing begins
-Coding status updates to "In Progress
-Most current registration information appears
EPIC is - Answer--NOT an encoder.
charges - Answer--Emergency accounts may require a coder to add
____________________ to the HAR in addition
to codes.
long‐stay, high‐dollar - Answer--Interim coding expedites billing for
_______________ or ________________
accounts.
discharged - Answer--Admitted patients will qualify for the Interim Uncoded
workqueue until they
are ________.
clarify unclear - Answer--Send a coding query to ________________
documentation.
missing or incomplete - Answer--Use a Wait For to indicate ________ documentation
Query templates are used for many reasons: - Answer--Consistency
Ease of Use
Impartiality
In Basket - Answer--All queries will go to the physician via ________.
,Coding Priority Workqueue - Answer--Physician responses appear in the
outcomes - Answer--Users can document ______________ of queries.
CDI - Answer--Clinical Documentation Improvement
Clinical Documentation Improvement - Answer--track diagnoses, ICD procedures,
and DRGs.
queries - Answer--CDI staff can communicate with physicians by sending
__________.
Workqueue scoring - Answer--helps CDS prioritize accounts that need review.
reporting tools - Answer--Many pre‐configured ______________ exist to capture
CDI data.
Simple Visit Coding - Answer--automatically coding accounts.
Diagnoses can be pulled onto the account from: - Answer--Registration
Orders
Charges
Visit diagnoses
Previously coded accounts
errors, workqueue - Answer--Any accounts that fail validation _____________ will go
to a ________________.
Account activities allow you to take multiple actions at once, such as: -
Answer--Change an account's coding status
Route to a workqueue
Write an account note
Hospital Coding - Answer--is the process coders in Health Information Management
﴾HIM﴿ complete.
Encounter - Answer--A patient contact. Identified by Contact Serial Number ﴾CSN﴿.
Min Days - Answer--Number of days between when the account is discharged and
when the system attempts to initiate billing on a HAR.
Coding Status - Answer--Indicates the current stage of coding for the account. Used
to
track coder productivity.
, Initiate Billing - Answer--An account action that starts the billing process.
Claims Processing - Answer--Creating, reviewing, and sending a claim for hospital
billing.
DNB - Answer--Discharged Not Billed
Why might coders need to update registration information when coding an account?
- Answer--Registration users may enter something incorrectly or not enter it at all.
Updating information on the ADT Info tab can also update the registration
information in the
patient's chart, ensuring all documentation remains consistent.
Coding activity - Answer--is the hub of the coding workflow.
Pull Info - Answer--is used if a coder needs to manually pull registration
information onto the account
Doc Review - Answer--shows reports grouped across all encounters linked to a
patient's account.
Chart Review activity - Answer--coders may use it to access the entire hospital chart.
Encoder - Answer--3d party system to complete coding.
What happens when you complete coding on an account? - Answer--Validation
checks appear
Coding status is updated to "Completed"
Productivity timing stops
Coding validation checks - Answer--are edits designed to ensure complete and
accurate coding of the account. Epic
will automatically run validation checks whenever the coding status is changed. Each
validation check can
be defined as either an error or a warning.
Error - Answer--The user must resolve this issue to move forward. If the issue cannot
be resolved, the coder
should select an appropriate coding status to indicate why coding is not completed.
Warning - Answer--The user can bypass this issue.
