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A patient is to take 0.75 g of metformin. Your pharmacy dispenses 500 mg tablets to the patient. How many tablets should the patient take to achieve the prescribed dose?

In regard to risk management, when a patient is given the wrong medication or an incorrect dosage of a medication, resulting in damage to the patient, this is referred to as a:

A pregnant female was admitted at 23 full weeks gestation due to acute appendicitis.  She was taken to the OR where an appendectomy was performed.  She reamined in the hospital for six days and was discharged at 24 weeks and six days gestation.  Which of the following is the correct principal diagnosis?

Which of the following would a coding manager put into place to ensure that the coding staff is coding records at an optimal level?

In the inpatient coder job description, the statement “Applies ICD-10-CM/PCS official coding guidelines for the coding of diagnoses and procedures for inpatient records with 98% accuracy” is considered a:

A valuable tool to use when determining important areas of focus for review as part of a coding compliance plan is:

The patient is admitted to treat and manage pain associated with metastatic bone cancer.  The primary site was the right breast.  She underwent a lumpectomy in 2010 and has received no adjunct treatment for either site.  During the current admission, oral pain medications were adjusted. The assigned codes are: G83.9  Neoplasm-related pain (acute) (chronic) C50.911 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast C79.51  Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone What is the correct code sequence for this scenario?

When initiating a quality improvement process, what is the first step to accomplish? 

Dr. Jones instructs his staff to code and bill for a venipuncture for every office visit even though the procedure may not be performed every time.  Dr. Jones could potentially be accused of: