A signed consent for release of information dated December 1, 2005, is received with a request for the chart from the patient's admission of 12/5/2005. Indicate the appropriate response from the options below.

A. Request another authorization that is dated closer, but prior to, the admission date.

B. Request another authorization dated after the discharge date.

C. Release the requested information.

D. Call the patient for a verbal authorization.

The centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will make an adjustment to the MSDRG payment the hospital stay. Therefore hospitals are required to report an ____________ indicator for each diagnosis.

A. sentinel event

B. payment status

C. hospital acquired

D. present on admission

A patient is on Coumadin therapy. Which of the following tests is commonly ordered to monitor the patient's Coumadin levels?

A. bleeding time.

B. blood smear

C. partial thromboplastin time

D. prothrombin time

Color coding of record folders is used to assist in the control of

A. record tracking

B. loose reports.

C. record completion.

D. misfiles.

A patient was admitted with severe abdominal pain, elevated temperature, and nausea. The physical examination indicated possible cholecystitis. Acute and chronic pancreatitits secondary to alcoholism was recorded on the face sheet as the final diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is

A. alcoholism.

B. abdominal pain.

C. cholecystitis.

D. acute pancreatitis.

Agnes is admitted with cough, fever, and dysphagia. Chest x-ray shows infiltrates in both lower lobes. Sputum culture is positive for Staph aureus. Swallow study indicates that Agnes aspirates. Physician documents aspiration pneumonia and Staph aureus pneumonia. As a coder, you would assign codes for the following and with correct sequencing order.

A. Staph aureus pneumonia, dysphagia

B. Staph aureus pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia

C. Aspiration pneumonia, dysphagia

D. Aspiration pneumonia, Staph aureus pneumonia, dysphagia

The network topology that our system uses paused to prevent data from colliding with oth network traffic. This is

A. FDDI.

B. token ring.

C. Ethernet.

D. ATM.

Your new optical disk system has the ability to automatically route charts that need cod' analyzing, and other processing to the appropriate person. What is this technology called?

A. workflow

B. data flow

C. routing

D. integration

The Project Manager is responsible for all of the following functions, EXCEPT:

A. approval of the budget for the project.

B. creation of project plan.

C. recruitment of project team.

D. recommending plan revisions.

Which of the following is coded as an adverse effect in ICD-9-CM?

A. tinnitus due to allergic reaction after administration of ear drops

B. mental retardation due to intracranial abscess

C. rejection of transplanted kidney

D. nonfunctioning pacemaker due to defective soldering