The National Correct Coding Initiatives were developed to im…
The National Correct Coding Initiatives were developed to improve appropriate payment of Medicare Part B claims. A new employee is assigning codes for an abdominal hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries and both tubes; the procedure was performed as an outpatient. When the APC is assigned, the coder is alerted that the three procedure codes assigned cannot be used together during the same patient encounter. This alert is an example of:
Read DetailsA process used by The Joint Commission surveyors, defined by…
A process used by The Joint Commission surveyors, defined by TJC as an evaluation method in which surveyors select a patient, resident or client and use that individual’s record as a roadmap to move through an organization to assess and evaluate the organizaion’s compliance with selected standards and the organization’s systems of providing care and services.
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During a quality improvement project aimed at reducing medication errors, the HIT team decides to map the medication administration process to identify improvement areas. Which quality improvement tool would best support this effort?
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This patient is admitted with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5, he also has benign hypertension. Two of the following codes should be assigned: N18.3 CKD, Stage 3N18.4 CKD, Stage 4N18.5 CKD, Stage 5 I10 HTN, benign, essential, malignant I12.9 HTN with CKD stage I-IV or unspecified I12.0 HTN with CKD stage V or ESRD Which of the following code sequences is correct?
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