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1. Discuss..three..HIM-
related..issues..that..an..HIM..professional..may..encounter..in..the..f
ield
• Coding/Documentation
• Release.. of.. Information
• Cultural..Competence
1a.. . Discuss..the..ethical..challenges..that..may..occur..as..a..result..o
f..the..three..HIM-related..issues..from..part..A1.
Release.. of.. information-
When..responding..to..medical..records..requests,..authorization..must..be..com
pleted..by..the..patient..or..authorized..patient..representative..before. . records.
.are..released.. . Medical..records..requests..rely..on..the..need-to-
know..principle,..which..is..an..understanding..that..only..the..information..that..
is..being..requested..is..released...Any..more..information..than..what..is..being..r
equested..is..a..breach..of..privacy...A..blanket..authorization..allows..any..inform
ation,..except..that..which..requires..a..specific..authorization..(HIV,..mental..he
alth,..and..substance..abuse),..to..be..released..from..the..date..the..authorization.
.was..signed..and..from..then..on...(Oachs..and..Watters,..2020)
Coding-
..Ethical..challenges..that..can..arise..for..a..coder..include..upcoding, ..unbundlin
g,..and..double..billing...Upcoding..is..when..a..procedure..code..is..used..for..a..hi
gher..service..than..was..performed,..unbundling..of..codes..is..billing..each..servi
ce. . separately. . for. . treatment. . related. . to. . one. . procedure,. . and. . double..billin
g..is..when..two..providers..bill..for..the..same..procedure..on..the..same..day.
Like..all..HIM..specialists,..coders..also..have..a..code..of..ethics..they..must..follo
w...(Oachs..&Watters,..2020)
Cultural..competence-
..Challenges..that..can..arise..with..cultural..competence..include..prejudice,..ste
reotyping,..and..bias.. . Prejudice..is..defined..as..“judging..a..person..based..on..c
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1. Discuss..three..HIM-
related..issues..that..an..HIM..professional..may..encounter..in..the..f
ield
• Coding/Documentation
• Release.. of.. Information
• Cultural..Competence
1a.. . Discuss..the..ethical..challenges..that..may..occur..as..a..result..o
f..the..three..HIM-related..issues..from..part..A1.
Release.. of.. information-
When..responding..to..medical..records..requests,..authorization..must..be..com
pleted..by..the..patient..or..authorized..patient..representative..before. . records.
.are..released.. . Medical..records..requests..rely..on..the..need-to-
know..principle,..which..is..an..understanding..that..only..the..information..that..
is..being..requested..is..released...Any..more..information..than..what..is..being..r
equested..is..a..breach..of..privacy...A..blanket..authorization..allows..any..inform
ation,..except..that..which..requires..a..specific..authorization..(HIV,..mental..he
alth,..and..substance..abuse),..to..be..released..from..the..date..the..authorization.
.was..signed..and..from..then..on...(Oachs..and..Watters,..2020)
Coding-
..Ethical..challenges..that..can..arise..for..a..coder..include..upcoding, ..unbundlin
g,..and..double..billing...Upcoding..is..when..a..procedure..code..is..used..for..a..hi
gher..service..than..was..performed,..unbundling..of..codes..is..billing..each..servi
ce. . separately. . for. . treatment. . related. . to. . one. . procedure,. . and. . double..billin
g..is..when..two..providers..bill..for..the..same..procedure..on..the..same..day.
Like..all..HIM..specialists,..coders..also..have..a..code..of..ethics..they..must..follo
w...(Oachs..&Watters,..2020)
Cultural..competence-
..Challenges..that..can..arise..with..cultural..competence..include..prejudice,..ste
reotyping,..and..bias.. . Prejudice..is..defined..as..“judging..a..person..based..on..c
