Which does a provider usually employ to perform administrative and clinical tasks, which help keep the office or clinic running smoothly?
a. health information technician
b. medical assistant
c. nurse practitioner
d. reimbursement specialist
b
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A) 10 B) 15 C) 20 D) 30
Differences in codes for the chapters on Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM include all but which of the following?
A) Codes for reduction defects of the limbs are significantly restructured. B) Codes for chromosomal abnormalities now identify the specific genetic abnormality. C) Extensive numbers of laterality codes have been added. D) Codes for cleft palate are divided by anatomic site.
In ICD-10, which has combination codes that include the type of diabetes, what code is used if the type of diabetes is not documented in the medical record and the practitioner cannot be questioned?
A. Use the ICD-9 code for diabetes instead B. Use a code that specifies insulin use C. Use add-on codes to show unspecified diabetes D. Use the code for type 1 diabetes mellitus E. Use the code for type 2 diabetes mellitus
A pediatric patient suspected of having carbon monoxide poisoning has a COHb level of 30%. What is the treatment of choice?
A) 100% oxygen administration by nasal cannula B) Hyperbaric oxygen administration C) 100% oxygen administration by mask D) No treatment is necessary.