Define diagnostic reasoning Correct Answer -A type of critical thinking
-Includes systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data to support some hypothesis and reduce others
-Evaluates if all the aven
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Define diagnostic reasoning Correct Answer -A type of critical thinking
-Includes systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data to support some hypothesis and reduce others
-Evaluates if all the avenues have been explored and that the conclusion is based on evidence
-To solve problems, promote health, screen for dz/illness: all require sensitivity to complex stories, contextual factors, sense of probability/uncertainty
Discuss & identify subjective & objective data Correct Answer Subjective: what a pt reports, complains of, tells me in response to my questions.
Includes ROS, CC, HPI
Objective: info you can see/feel
Lab results/data
Discuss & identify the components of the HPI Correct Answer O: onset
L: location
D: duration (does it come and go?)
C: characteristics
A: aggravating factors
R: relieving factors
T: treatments attempted
S: severity of pain
Describe the differences between medical billing and medical coding Correct Answer Billing: process of submitting and following up on claims made to a payer in order to receive payment for medical services rendered by healthcare provider.
Coding: the use of codes to communicate with payers about which procedures were performed and why.
Compare & contrast the 2 coding classification systems that are currently used in the US healthcare system Correct Answer CPT: common procedural terminology
Offical procedural rules and guidelines required when reporting services/procedures performed by providers
Recognized universally
Provide logical means to be able to tract healthcare data, trends, outcomes
Represented by 5 digit code
Every CPT must have dx that corresponds/explains why procedure was done
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