Exam 1: The Rationale for and History of Coding

As explained in the article that appeared in AHIMA by Joette Hanna titled "Constructing a Coding Compliance Plan," several steps must be taken for a coding department to be certain the department is in compliance.Which of the following is NOT one of the steps?

Clinical Modification (CM)was developed in ____ by the United States to more accurately capture morbidity data for study within the United States and operative and diagnostic procedures that were not included in the original publication of ICD.

All of the following are members of the cooperating parties EXCEPT ____.

A nomenclature is a system of ____ as used in preferred terminology.

Compliance officers became part of the healthcare industry as a result of ____.

Coded data are used for ____.

Match each item to one of the following definitions. -ICD-10-CM

MATCHING Match the following terms with their abbreviations. -AAPC

Compliance is defined as acting according to certain accepted standards or,in simple terms,abiding by the rules.

It is acceptable to share personal information about a patient's medical history with anyone who requests this information.

The two most well-known professional associations for coders are __________ and __________.

Nomenclature of diseases was first developed in the United States around ____.

Match each item to one of the following definitions. -Systematized Nomenclatures of Medicine

MATCHING Match the following terms with their abbreviations. -CCS

ICD-10-CM updates contain additional codes,__________ codes,and __________ codes.

CCS-P stands for Certified Coding Specialist-Pediatric Based.

Work for ICD-10-CM began in ____.

Personal health information be shared with ____.

WHO stands for __________.

Coded data are used for various purposes.List three of these purposes.