CCS AHIMA Practice Review Study Guide.
1. When an organization submits information to the
state regarding the instances of cancer diagnosed Registry
and treated at their facility, what type of
electronic health record will be utilized?
Results management
system Telehealth
Clinical decision
support Registry
2. A facility recently implemented a computer-
assisted
Yes, the coding profes-
coding (CAC) program to assist their coding staff. Since sional is required
to use
that time, the coding manager has found that one CAC as a tool, but not
with-
coding professional, who previously struggled to meet out validating the
code
productivity, is now leading the coding staff in produc- choices.
tivity. A review shows that he is accepting all CAC sug-
gested codes without validation. Is there a problem
with this practice?
*Yes, the coding professional is required to use CAC
as a tool, but not without validating the code
choices.
*Yes, CAC codes can be assigned only after a
coding professional has independently arrived at
the same codes by using a code book.
*No, CAC codes are populated based on provider
doc- umentation and do not require validation.
*No, CAC programs are built by coding
professionals, so the auto-suggested codes can
automatically be as- signed.
3. As part of obtaining the final MS-DRG selection, Refinement
grouper programs will use a process known as
which of the following?
*Validation
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1. When an organization submits information to the
state regarding the instances of cancer diagnosed Registry
and treated at their facility, what type of
electronic health record will be utilized?
Results management
system Telehealth
Clinical decision
support Registry
2. A facility recently implemented a computer-
assisted
Yes, the coding profes-
coding (CAC) program to assist their coding staff. Since sional is required
to use
that time, the coding manager has found that one CAC as a tool, but not
with-
coding professional, who previously struggled to meet out validating the
code
productivity, is now leading the coding staff in produc- choices.
tivity. A review shows that he is accepting all CAC sug-
gested codes without validation. Is there a problem
with this practice?
*Yes, the coding professional is required to use CAC
as a tool, but not without validating the code
choices.
*Yes, CAC codes can be assigned only after a
coding professional has independently arrived at
the same codes by using a code book.
*No, CAC codes are populated based on provider
doc- umentation and do not require validation.
*No, CAC programs are built by coding
professionals, so the auto-suggested codes can
automatically be as- signed.
3. As part of obtaining the final MS-DRG selection, Refinement
grouper programs will use a process known as
which of the following?
*Validation
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