Question

-Implementation of written standards of conduct accompanying policies and procedures to promote compliance.

true or false

-Coding is the means by which administrative information is translated into data.

true or false

-Coverage and reimbursement are the primary ethical concerns and challenges for coders.

true or false

-Upcoding is one of the major ethical challenges of the coding.

true or false

Answer 1

TRUE - Implementation of written standards of conduct accompanying policies and procedures to promote compliance. This is true because implementation of written standards serves as a protocol and make all the employees easily understand than verbal communications.

FALSE - Data management is the way through which adminstrative information is translated into data and not by coding.

TRUE - coverage and reimbursement is carried out by the coding system and if any mistake is done while coding, the treatment of the patient will be affected. So, they are the primary concerns and challenges for coders.

TRUE - Upcoding(false medical billing) is against coding ethics and is one of the major ethical challenge