Exam 1: Introduction to Coding and Coding Professions

ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS was implemented on October 1, 2015.

CHDA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

CPC is the abbreviation for ____________________.

By using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes, health care diagnostic and procedural information can be collected, processed, and analyzed more effectively.

CMS funded a project in 2001 to design a procedural coding system. AHIMA was awarded the cont

CMRS is the abbreviation for _______________________.

ICD-10-CM is the abbreviation for International Coding of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification.

CMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Currently, it is anticipated that the Member States of the World Health Organization will begin reporting health data using ICD-11 in January of ___________________.

CMS updates the ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes each quarter of the year.

AHIMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Discuss the purpose of professional coding associations.

Which of the following credentials validates a person's ability to protect health care data privacy and security?

CMBS is the abbreviation for ________________________.

Which of the following organizations collaborates with the Curriculum Review Board of the AAMA to accredit medical assisting programs?

Which of the following credentials is obtained through AAPC?

CMBS-H is the abbreviation for ______________________.

AAMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

The selection of accurate codes has an impact on determining the medical necessity of cases.

Coding plays a critical role in reimbursement of health care services