In contrast to the reimbursement methodologies used more frequently today, reimbursement historically was widely based on the volume of services performed. This type of payment methodology was considered:

Coding in the physician practice includes ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, E/M codes (included in the CPT manual), CPT, HCPCS, and __________. 

The seven criteria for high-quality clinical documentation should be carefully evaluated in the outpatient and professional practice settings to measure the relevance, clinical pertinence, and overall quality of the clinical record. The one criterion that cannot be corrected after the fact is the __________ criterion.

A patient requests a record of all healthcare services they have received from their healthcare provider. Which portion of the clinical record will the provider release to the individual? 

Standards for healthcare records are established from four primary sources. Which of these four sources is established by independent organizations, such as The Joint Commission, that develop standards for quality of care in the healthcare industry? 

What type of interoperability provides interoperability at the highest level, which is the ability of two or more systems or elements to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged? 

The ideal leader of an outpatient CDI program is one who can communicate the return on investment, develop a convincing argument for outpatient CDI, and __________.

Which portion of the clinical record is used for the purpose of clarifying the access and amendment standards in the HIPAA privacy rule?   

The use of paper records adds a workflow challenge for the clinical documentation specialist and others using the clinical record for patient care or business purposes due to possible __________or illegible records. 

An air bubble has a volume of {v} cm3 when it is released by a submarine {h} m below the surface of a lake. What is the volume of the bubble (in cm3) when it reaches the surface? Assume the temperature and the number of air molecules in the bubble remain constant during its ascent.