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WGU C803 Task 2 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Data Quality
Your Name
College of Health Professions, Western Governors University
Name of Instructor
Date
Data..Quality
..STANDARDIZED..TERMINOLOGIES
Standardized..terminology..is..a..set..of..terms..that..record..patient..findi
ngs,..circumstances,..events,..and..interventions..with..sufficient..detail..t
o..support..clinical..care,..decision..support,..outcomes..research,..and..qu
ality..improvement..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...145).
One..example..of..standardized..terminologies..is..ICD-10-
CM,..which..is..short..for..International..Classification..of..Diseases,..Tent
h..Revision,..Clinical..Modification...ICD-10-
CM..contains..more..than..71,000..diagnosis..codes!..These..codes..are..us
ed..to..understand..complications..better..and..track..care..outcomes..(Oa
chs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...148)...The..code..structure..is..alphanumeric..a
nd..consists..of..3-7..characters..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...148)...ICD-
, 2
10-
CM..codes..help..show..specificity..in..the..code..assignment..that..tells..w
hy..the..patient..was..at..the..doctor’s..office...Some..ICD-10-
CM..codes..specify..laterality...Was..it..the..left..or..right..arm..that..was..b
roken?..The..end..digit..might..be..one..for..right..or..two..for..left,..with..a.
. possible..bilateral..code..for..things..like..bilateral..cerumen..impaction..
or..bilateral..arthritis..of..the..knees...We..have..cause..of..injury..codes..t
hat..specify..the..intent..of..the..injury...Was..the..poisoning..from..a..parti
cular..drug..accidental,..intentional..self-
harm,..or..assault?..The..answer..to..this..question..will..be..reflected..in..t
he..ICD-10-
CM..code..by..a..single..digit..at..the..end...These..codes..also..need..a..req
uired..seventh
character..to..specify..if..the..encounter..was..their..initial..visit,..a..follow
-
up..(subsequent)..visit,..or..if..it..is..a..sequela..(late..effect..on..another..in
jury)..visit. . (Oachs. . &. . Watters,. . 2020,. . p.. . 149).. . These. . codes. . have. . g
uidelines..that..specify..which..codes..need..to..be..primary,..which..need..
an..additional..code,..and..which..are..gender..specific...These..specific..di
agnosis..codes..significantly..help..improve..data..quality..by..lessening..th
e..confusion..regarding..the..encounter..due..to..standardized..diagnosis..c
ommunication..throughout..the..healthcare..field.
WGU C803 Task 2 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Data Quality
Your Name
College of Health Professions, Western Governors University
Name of Instructor
Date
Data..Quality
..STANDARDIZED..TERMINOLOGIES
Standardized..terminology..is..a..set..of..terms..that..record..patient..findi
ngs,..circumstances,..events,..and..interventions..with..sufficient..detail..t
o..support..clinical..care,..decision..support,..outcomes..research,..and..qu
ality..improvement..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...145).
One..example..of..standardized..terminologies..is..ICD-10-
CM,..which..is..short..for..International..Classification..of..Diseases,..Tent
h..Revision,..Clinical..Modification...ICD-10-
CM..contains..more..than..71,000..diagnosis..codes!..These..codes..are..us
ed..to..understand..complications..better..and..track..care..outcomes..(Oa
chs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...148)...The..code..structure..is..alphanumeric..a
nd..consists..of..3-7..characters..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...148)...ICD-
, 2
10-
CM..codes..help..show..specificity..in..the..code..assignment..that..tells..w
hy..the..patient..was..at..the..doctor’s..office...Some..ICD-10-
CM..codes..specify..laterality...Was..it..the..left..or..right..arm..that..was..b
roken?..The..end..digit..might..be..one..for..right..or..two..for..left,..with..a.
. possible..bilateral..code..for..things..like..bilateral..cerumen..impaction..
or..bilateral..arthritis..of..the..knees...We..have..cause..of..injury..codes..t
hat..specify..the..intent..of..the..injury...Was..the..poisoning..from..a..parti
cular..drug..accidental,..intentional..self-
harm,..or..assault?..The..answer..to..this..question..will..be..reflected..in..t
he..ICD-10-
CM..code..by..a..single..digit..at..the..end...These..codes..also..need..a..req
uired..seventh
character..to..specify..if..the..encounter..was..their..initial..visit,..a..follow
-
up..(subsequent)..visit,..or..if..it..is..a..sequela..(late..effect..on..another..in
jury)..visit. . (Oachs. . &. . Watters,. . 2020,. . p.. . 149).. . These. . codes. . have. . g
uidelines..that..specify..which..codes..need..to..be..primary,..which..need..
an..additional..code,..and..which..are..gender..specific...These..specific..di
agnosis..codes..significantly..help..improve..data..quality..by..lessening..th
e..confusion..regarding..the..encounter..due..to..standardized..diagnosis..c
ommunication..throughout..the..healthcare..field.
