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cdr_15

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Which term is used in the official coding guidelines to mean physician or any qualified health care practitioner who is legally accountable for establishing the patient's diagnosis.
 a. encounter
  b. payer
 c. provider
 d. record

Question 2

The term encounter is used in the official coding guidelines to indicate __________.
 a. all heath care settings, including inpatient hospital admissions
  b. documentation of patient records by any and all providers
 c. reconciliation of reimbursement from payers to providers
 d. submission of health insurance claims to third-party payers



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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