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You have been asked to identify every reportable case of cancer from the previous year. A key
  resource will be the facility's
 A. disease index. C. physicians' index.
  B. number control index. D. patient index.

Question 2

Claims adjudication involves making a determination about __________ charges, which is the maximum amount the payer will permit for each procedure or service, according to the patient's policy.
 a. allowed
  b. denied
  c. inconsistent
  d. irregular



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Answer to Question 1

A The major sources of case findings for cancer registry programs are the pathology department, the
disease index, and the logs of patients treated in radiology and other outpatient departments. The
number index identifies new health record numbers and the patients to whom they were
assigned. The physicians' index identifies all patients treated by each doctor. The patient index
links each patient treated in a facility with the health number under which the clinical information
can be located.

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Capo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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