This patient with known AIDS was admitted due to a compound fracture of the shaft of the left femur following a car accident B20      Human immunodeficiency virus disease S72.309A Fracture of Shaft of Femur, closed S72.309B  Fracture of Shaft of Femur, open The correct code assignment and sequence is:

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:

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?

Which of the following is considered a “key” component in selecting the level of E/M services for CPT coding?

The ability to obtain the same coding results from different coders using the same record is

A review of a patient’s medical record reveals discrepancies between the progress notes and the final discharge summary. To ensure accuracy and integrity, which of the following should be prioritized?

Glucose Tolerance Test (3) specimens. 82947 Glucose; quantitative, blood 82952 Glucose, tolerance test, each additional beyond three specimens 82951 Glucose, tolerance test, three specimens

A health information professional, as a witness, is qualified to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT

If kept manually, the Master Patient Index is filed:

Which of the following would be coded as a poisoning?