Describe the challenges health care agencies will face in order to prepare for the change from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM.
What will be an ideal response?
Training (retraining) insurance billing specialists and medical coders, updating electronic coding programs (encoders), educating physicians and other health care providers about the documentation requirements needed for accurate ICD-10-CM coding
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A) Abdomen B) Anterior chest C) Hand D) Antecubital fossa
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A. statement B. collection letter. C. age analysis D. superbill E. invoice
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A. find teammates to whom they can teach their heritage. B. demand that teammates take ethnic history courses. C. return to their native homelands at least six times a year. D. redefine sport participation to fit their cultural beliefs.
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