List factors that have created the need for evolution and expansion of the role of the coder.
What will be an ideal response?
1. implementation of the EHR has led to a massive expansion of data that need to be coded; 2. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS will increase the complexity of coding; and 3. the healthcare system is evolving toward a patient-centric model, making increased detail and specificity important to patient outcomes.
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A doctor prescribes a placebo for a patient who he feels is complaining of pain that is not there. This is an example of a violation of what principle of health care ethics?
A. justice B. veracity C. role fidelity D. beneficence E. autonomy
A panoramic radiograph is often selected to identify caries
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
________ is the process of bringing a patient back as close as possible to his or her normal physical condition after injury or disease.
A. Medication B. Palliation C. Rehabilitation D. Surgery
For general radiography, an MTF value of 1 is
a. average. b. suboptimum. c. theoretically impossible. d. a function of mAs.