Exam 1: Introduction to Coding and Coding Professions

MAB is the abbreviation for __________________________.

Which of the following credentials is obtained through AMT?

CCA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

CMBS is the abbreviation for ________________________.

Coding plays a critical role in reimbursement of health care services

Medical coding is the assignment of codes to indicate the reimbursement amounts for a case.

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

When comparing ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-CM has fewer codes for reporting diseases and injurie

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

CMBS-H is the abbreviation for ______________________.

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

Morbidity is the rate or frequency of deaths.

CMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

AHIMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

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

AAMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

The organization that coordinates the modifications of the ICD-10-CM disease classifications is ___________.

The WHO published ICD-10, which is currently being used in many countries, in __________.

AAPC is the abbreviation for ____________________.

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