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leo leo

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on: Jun 25, 2018
Separating the components of a procedure and reporting them as billable codes with charges in order to increase reimbursement rates is known as what?
 a. Upcoding
  b. Unbundling
  c. Bundling
  d. Downcoding

Question 2

Charts in the dental office must be ____________.
 a. handwritten
  b. written in pencil
  c. written in ink
  d. typed


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javimendoza7

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c
RATIONALE: Charts in the dental office must be written in ink. The patient's chart is a legal document. Any changes to the chart must be made in ink and attached to the original chart. Charts are admissible evidence in a court of law.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!

diana chang

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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