NR569 SCRIPT 2026 FULL CORRECT
ANSWER SET
◉What is an E/M code. Answer: E/M stands for "evaluation and
management". E/M coding is the process by which physician-patient
encounters are translated into five digit CPT codes to facilitate
billing.
◉What does CPT mean?. Answer: CPT stands for "current
procedural terminology." These are the numeric codes which are
submitted to insurers for payment. Every billable procedure has its
own individual CPT code.
◉What does PICOT stand for?. Answer: ● Population/ Patient
Problem: Who is your patient? (Disease or Health status, age, race,
sex)
● Intervention: What do you plan to do for the patient? (Specific
tests, therapies, medications)
● Comparison: What is the alternative to your plan? (ie. No
treatment, different type of treatment, etc.)
● Outcome: What outcome do you seek? (Less symptoms, no
symptoms, full health, etc.)
, ● Time: What is the time frame? (This element is not always
included.)
◉What is PICOT used for?. Answer: To formulate questions in
Evidence Based Practice, use the PICOT format.
◉pretest probability. Answer: Also known as disease prevalence
represents the probability of a specific pathology for a patient prior
to initiating further diagnostic testing.
It is based on the probability of the suspected disease given the
patient's symptoms or clinical context.
◉Sensitivity equation. Answer: Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN)
*TP = true positives
*FN = false negatives
◉Sensitivity. Answer: a sensitive test CORRECTLY identifies patients
who have the disease in question.
Test with high sensitivity are ideal screening test to discover as
many patients as possible with the disease
- frequently with a tradeoff of increase flase positive results
◉Specificity equation. Answer: Specificity = TN/(TN+FP)
ANSWER SET
◉What is an E/M code. Answer: E/M stands for "evaluation and
management". E/M coding is the process by which physician-patient
encounters are translated into five digit CPT codes to facilitate
billing.
◉What does CPT mean?. Answer: CPT stands for "current
procedural terminology." These are the numeric codes which are
submitted to insurers for payment. Every billable procedure has its
own individual CPT code.
◉What does PICOT stand for?. Answer: ● Population/ Patient
Problem: Who is your patient? (Disease or Health status, age, race,
sex)
● Intervention: What do you plan to do for the patient? (Specific
tests, therapies, medications)
● Comparison: What is the alternative to your plan? (ie. No
treatment, different type of treatment, etc.)
● Outcome: What outcome do you seek? (Less symptoms, no
symptoms, full health, etc.)
, ● Time: What is the time frame? (This element is not always
included.)
◉What is PICOT used for?. Answer: To formulate questions in
Evidence Based Practice, use the PICOT format.
◉pretest probability. Answer: Also known as disease prevalence
represents the probability of a specific pathology for a patient prior
to initiating further diagnostic testing.
It is based on the probability of the suspected disease given the
patient's symptoms or clinical context.
◉Sensitivity equation. Answer: Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN)
*TP = true positives
*FN = false negatives
◉Sensitivity. Answer: a sensitive test CORRECTLY identifies patients
who have the disease in question.
Test with high sensitivity are ideal screening test to discover as
many patients as possible with the disease
- frequently with a tradeoff of increase flase positive results
◉Specificity equation. Answer: Specificity = TN/(TN+FP)
