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1) Below is an excerpt from a recent on-line article in "Physicians Practice":Periodic, internal audits of your coding, billing, and documentation practices is one of the best ways to detect and eliminate upcoding and downcoding (and many other compliance risks, in addition). For example, you might self-audit 20 records per provider, every six months, to pinpoint inconsistencies between provider documentation and the codes reported. The goal of these internal audits is to ensure that documentation guidelines are met and that services, procedures, and diagnoses are supported at the level they are billed. Medical documentation should be unambiguous (to the auditor, not only to the documenting provider) and the entire note must be legible.Be sure to share audit results with providers, as well as with coding and billing staff, and enact education and policies (including follow-up audits) to correct errors, going forward. Quarterly audits may be even more effective to correct bad habits, and you might also consider using an external auditor, on occasion, to verify your findings. Do you agree with this practice, please explain, why or why not?

2) "The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reporting that the healthcare industry is changing in dramatic ways. These changes are brought on by healthcare reform, an aging U.S. population and cutting edge technology that will bode well for medical coders. Their career outlook is bright! A student on track to earn a medical coding and/or billing certificate is poised to benefit from the 22 percent employment surge through 2022 and beyond." In addition to being a fascinating field with many diverse opportunities, I am sure you can imagine that in addition to receiving a coding certificate, it would be very beneficial to become credentialed in medical coding. Question: If we offered classes or study sessions for this examination would you be interested in pursuing a coding certification? If you go to the MOM 122-2 Medical Coding: Procedures course website, and scroll to the bottom of the course you will see links to A.H.I.M.A. and AAPC, which are both coding certification entities, you will finds specific information regarding these exams?

3) What is the condition (disease) that is treated by surgical removal of the lens with the implantation of an artificial lens -which is a successful procedure for restoring vision - name it _________? What is the cause of this condition?________ ? Is there anything that you can do to help prevent this condition - diet? Or does it develop in most people of a certain age?

Answer 1

Name it: Cataract ( Disease), IOL- Intra ocular lense ( surgical procedure)

Rational:

In cataract there is opacification of lense and its treated with intra ocular lenses implantation surgical procedure, here surrounding removal lense and implantation of artificial lense.

Causes:

U.V light exposure

Diabetes

Obesity

Smoking

Use of steroids

Eye injury

Perention:

Avoid exposure time UV light

Keep blood sugar at normal range.

Weight reduction.

Avoid smoking.

Proper eye care.

Diet:

Avoid fatty diet.

High cholesterol makes opacification of lenses.

Age:

Cataract commonly seen in abusive 40 years of age group.