If the physician documents symptoms, signs, and abnormal findings but does NOT provide a confirmed diagnosis, the main reason for the encounter is sequenced as the first listed/principal diagnosis

A) True
B) False


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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________ is the process of encoding information in such a way that only the person (or computer) with the key can decode it.

A. Meaningful use B. Encryption C. Fraud D. Code set

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The number of processes attached to the vertebral arch isA) three

B) four. C) five. D) six. E) seven.

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Which of the following is true regarding the National Practitioner Data Bank?

A. Consumers have access to this information. B. The data bank's information is highly confidential C. Hospital officials and state licensing or accreditation officials do not have access. D. None of the above

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