Chapter 1 - History of Coding

Question 1

AAPC

Answer 1

American Academy of Professional Coders

Question 2

A&P

Answer 2

Anatomy and Physiology

Question 3

AHA

Answer 3

American Hospital Association

Question 4

AHIMA

Answer 4

American Health Information Management Association

Question 5

CEUs

Answer 5

Continuing education units

Question 6

CMS

Answer 6

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 7

CPC

Answer 7

Certified Professional Coder

Question 8

DRGs

Answer 8

Diagnosis- related groups

Question 9

HCC

Answer 9

Hierarchical Condition Categories

Question 10

HIPPA

Answer 10

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 11

ICD-10-CM

Answer 11

International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification

Question 12

MS-DRG

Answer 12

Medicare Severity diagnosis-related group

Question 13

NCHS

Answer 13

National Center for Health Statistics

Question 14

OIG

Answer 14

Office of the Inspector General

Question 15

SNOMED

Answer 15

Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine

Question 16

UR

Answer 16

Utilization review

Question 17

WHO

Answer 17

World Health Organization

Question 18

Classification

Answer 18

grouping together of items as for storage and retrieval

Question 19

Compliance

Answer 19

adherence to accepted standards

Question 20

Credential

Answer 20

degree, certificate, or award that recognizes a course of study taken in a specific field and that acknowledges the competency required

Question 21

Diagnosis

Answer 21

identification of a disease through signs, symptoms, and tests

Question 22

Encoder

Answer 22

coding software that is used to assign diagnosis and procedure codes

Question 23

Ethics

Answer 23

moral standard

Question 24

Federal Register

Answer 24

the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of U.S. federal agencies and organizations

Question 25

Nomenclature

Answer 25

system of names that are used as the preferred terminology

Question 26

Procedure

Answer 26

a diagnostic or therapeutic process performed on a patient

Question 27

Reimbursement

Answer 27

payment for healthcare services

Question 28

Terminology

Answer 28

words and phrases that apply to a particular field.