EXPIRATION DATE: JANUARY 1, 2012
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Journal of AHIMA
Continuing Education Quiz
Quiz ID: Q111827 | HIM Domain Area: Performance Improvement | Article—“Re-engineering the Coding Workflow”
REFER TO THE ARTICLE for the one best answer to each question. Questions are based solely on the
content of the article.
1. Organizations that evaluate and re-engineer coding workflow have the
opportunity to identify bottlenecks in:
;a. clinical documentation
;b. coding
;c. billing
;d. all of the above
6. When determining the future state of
coding HIM professionals and IT teams
must consider:
;a. new and evolving capabilities of
CAC and EHRs
;b. the interrogatives of ICD- 10
;c. both a and b
;d. none of the above
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2. Changes in physician documentation
to support ICD-10-CM/PCS will require
physician education in advance of
implementation.
;a. true
;b. false
3. Tackling workflow can lead to:
;a. faster process improvement
;b. lower overall costs
;c. more informed ICD- 10 budgeting
;d. all of the above
4. Physician use of electronic, template-based documentation has minimal
impact on the coding process and
should not be considered in the
overall, multiyear plan.
;a. true
;b. false
5. When mapping the current workflow,
organizations should include what
primary types of coding?
;a. ancillary
;b. emergency
;c. same-day surgery
;d. all of the above
7. The majority of HIM departments
currently operate in what type of
environment?
;a. electronic
;b. hybrid
;c. paper
;d. none of the above
8. Future coding workflows should
encompass increased communications
between growing communities of
virtual workers.
;a. true
;b. false
9. HIM professionals should be involved
in:
;a. system selection whenever
electronic, template-based
physician documentation is
considered
;b. template development
;c. both a and b
;d. none of the above
10. Organizations that have already
implemented CAC report that many
new technology tools or services
were needed to move from manual to
computer-assisted coding.
;a. true
;b. false
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