CCS Exam Practice Questions 2023/ 2024 Update | Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
QUESTION
Nurse inadvertently recorded an incorrect vital
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There was a distorted trend line of vital signs data. In an EHR, correction may be placed int he wrong seq, which may adversely impact pt care.
QUESTION
According to UHDDS, in order to assign a code for another dx, doc must be present that:
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Cond was clinically eval or therapeutically tx, extended the LOS, or incr nursing care and monitoring or care
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Quality of data is most directly tied to
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Use of application of data
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Poor-quality data collection and reporting can affect:
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Pt care, doc, revenue generation, outcomes eval, public health reporting, use of pt health record for legal purposes, pt care, communication, and research activities
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The most succinct def of where info comes from is:
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Processed data
QUESTION
TJC considers what kind of mgmt to be important for safe, quality care?
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Information mgmt
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When applying AHIMA's ten data characteristics to a pt enc, data timeliness during med recon would be reflected as follows:
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Pt's med being avail for pt care is an important example
QUESTION
Data warehousing to form clinical repositories is undertaken by merging ins members' claims and clinical data, so data mining assists with what?
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Cost cutting, suggesting more appropriate med tx, and predict med outcomes
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Data mining does not include this:
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Providing feedback to pts
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DRG and APC grpers are usually part of an encoding system in what healthcare settings?
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Acute-care hospitals
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Data, people,and processes along with a combo of hardware, software, and communications technology are components of:
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an information system
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Health information exchanges facilitate:
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Seamless transfer of pt care data
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Digital signatures are:
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Cryptography that ensures a doc is authentic
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What are considered malicious software/malware?
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Computer viruses, spyware, backdoor
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What is a method of data flow through a network where each computer is connected to a common backbone through a connector?
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Bus topology
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Clinical info systems are used primarily for:
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Pt care
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An object-oriented database contains:
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Objects which are discrete or abstract things
QUESTION
Based on AHIMA's Code of Ethics, what would be an example of ethical activity?
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Coding audits, educational purposes within the department, completion of code assignment
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Based on AHIMA's Code of Ethics, what would not be an example of ethical activity?
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Reviewing hx and physical of a coworker when not part of work assignment
QUESTION
Retention policies for the HI dept depend organizational retention policies that must be in accordance with local, state, and fed law and regulations. These policies vary from each institution and in many instances, healthcare institutions may retain health records longer than the law req. What best describes how long the records should be retained?
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Unless state or fed law req longer periods of time, specific pt health information should be retained for est. minimum time periods
QUESTION
Pt adm to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy but experiences cardiac arrhythmia after laparoscopic insertion, so procedure is terminated. Pt experienced potentially compensable event resulting in an incident report, so what dept may request to see pt's record?
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Risk mgmt
QUESTION
Coding compliance policies should include what?
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Facility-specific documentation requirements
QUESTION
Under HIPAA Standards for Code Sets, the sets of codes used to encode the dx and procedures, data elements,and medical concepts must be used in: [Show Less]