Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Preparation 2022- with rationale

c. Edit checks Edit checks help ensure data integrity by allowing only reasonable and predetermined values to be entered into the computer (Rinehart-Thompson 2016a, 265). - A coding analyst consistently enters the wrong code for patient gender in the electronic billing system. What data quality or data integrity measures should be in place to ensure that only allowable code numbers are entered? a. Access controls b. Audit trail c. Edit checks d. Password controls b. Delinquent record An incomplete record not rectified within a specific number of days as indicated in the medical staff rules and regulations is considered to be delinquent (Sayles 2016, 65). - A health record with deficiencies that is not complete within the timeframe specified in the medical staff rules and regulations is called a(n): a. Suspended record b. Delinquent record c. Pending record d. Illegal record b. Provide an input mask for entering data in the field When several people enter data in an EHR, you can define how users must enter data in specific fields to help maintain consistency. For example, an input mask for a form means that users can only enter the date in a specified format (MacDonald 2010, chapter 4; Carter and Palmer 2016, 506). - Which of the following would be the best technique to ensure that registration clerks consistently use the correct notation for assigning admission date in an electronic health record (EHR)? a. Make admission date a required field b. Provide an input mask for entering data in the field c. Make admission date a numeric field d. Provide sufficient space for input of data a. UHDDS In 1974, the federal government adopted the UHDDS as the standard for collecting data for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. When the Prospective Payment Act was enacted in 1983, UHDDS definitions were incorporated into the rules and regulations for implementing diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). A key component was the incorporation of the definitions of principal diagnosis, principal procedure, and other significant procedures, into the DRG algorithms (Oachs and Watters 2016, 223). - Mary Smith, RHIA, has been charged with the responsibility of designing a data collection form to be used on admission of a patient to the acute-care hospital in which she works. The first resource that she should use is _____. a. UHDDS b. UACDS c. MDS d. ORYX a. Meaning of data Data definition means that the data and information documented in the health record are defined; users of the data must understand what the data mean and represent (Sayles 2016, 52). - Data definition refers to: a. Meaning of data b. Completeness of data c. Consistency of data d. Detail of data