MS-DRGs - Medical severity diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs - ANSWER-
represent an inpatient prospective payment system implemented by the CMS to
reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for services provided to
inpatients...can be grouped in categories called
Line Graph - ANSWER-plot is used to display time trends
LOINC codes - ANSWER-used for Identifying test results
CPT codes and APC's (Ambulatory payment classifications) - ANSWER-have a
One to many relationship
Frequency charts - ANSWER-excellent tool for displaying the distribution of
categorical variables
Claims processing code - ANSWER-The amount of copay or deductible due from
a patient is transmitted to the provider
clinical decision support system - ANSWER-Technical aspects of creating
systems include programming HIT systems to recognize the language of
healthcare
, Relative value units (RVU) - ANSWER-assigned to CPT and HCPCS codes to
determine the Medicare fee schedule payment. They are also used as a measure
of the resource intensity required to deliver a service or procedure to a patient
Commission on Cancer has an approval process for cancer programs. One of the
requirements of this process is the existence of a cancer registry as part of the
program - ANSWER-The American College of Surgeons (ACS)
The barrier to adopting SNOMED CT for healthcare facility coding - ANSWER-too
complex to use as a reimbursement coding system
Clinical Data warehouses - ANSWER-primarily used for outcomes management
and data analysis
(GEMs) General Equivalence Mappings - ANSWER-mapping of ICD-9-CM and ICD-
10-CM/PCS
First Normal Form - ANSWER-§ a. Eliminate repeating groups in individual tables
§ b. Create a separate table for each set of related data
§ c. Identify each set of related data with a primary key
Second Normal Form - ANSWER-§ a. Create separate tables for sets of values
that apply to multiple records
b. Relate these tables with a foreign key
Third Normal Form - ANSWER-a. Eliminate fields that do not depend on the key
concepts are linked together are called a relationship - ANSWER-SNOWMED-CT
codes
POA (Present on admission) coding - ANSWER-verifying this data element can
only be done by the physician that has seen the patient
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