Which of the following is least likely to be identified by a ...

[tfester]

Which of the following is least likely to be identified by a deficiency analysis technician?
 A. missing discharge summary
  B. need for physician authentication of two verbal orders
  C. discrepancy between post-op diagnosis by the surgeon and pathology diagnosis by the
  pathologist
  D. x-ray report charted on the wrong record

Question 2

Which is the assignment of lower-level codes than documented in the record?
 a. downcoding
  b. jamming
  c. unbundling
  d. upcoding

[Perkypinki]

Answer to Question 1

C The other answer choices all represent common checks performed by a quantitative analysis
clerk: missing reports, signatures, or patient identification. Discrepancy between post-op
diagnosis by the surgeon and pathology diagnosis by the pathologist represents a more in
depth review dealing with the quality of the data documented.

Answer to Question 2

a

[tfester]

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