Patients may need multiple visits to determine a diagnosis. How do the encounter note and ordered tests compare?

A) Both the encounter note and the ordered tests can include a diagnosis that includes a prefix such as "possible" or "rule-out."
B) The encounter note can have a diagnosis that includes a prefix such as "possible" or "rule-out" but the ordered tests must have a diagnosis code.
C) Tests can be ordered with a diagnosis that includes a prefix such as "possible" or "rule-out" but the encounter note must have a diagnosis code.
D) Neither the encounter note and the ordered tests can include a diagnosis that includes a prefix such as "possible" or "rule-out."


B

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

Where should the OSHA exposure plan be kept, and for whom should it always be available?

What will be an ideal response?

Health Professions

Hyperacute changes of an MI are those seen in the MI's earliest stages

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Health Professions

Anything that inflames the CNS will cause ____. 

A. pain B. the blood-brain barrier to become more permeable C. motor tremors D. abnormal respirations E. hypertension

Health Professions

Which of these is not a cause of fogging of the radiograph?

exposure to white light exposure to scatter radiation overexposure chemical fog

Health Professions