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Diagnosis - (answer)identification of a disease by a licensed provider
Morbidity - (answer)Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health
in a population or group.
Mortality - (answer)the state of being subject to death
Comorbidity - (answer)a secondary condition that is present on admission and
causes an increase in length of stay (LOS)
Complication - (answer)a secondary condition that arises during hospitalization
and causes an increase in length of stay (LOS)
, Principal diagnosis - (answer)that condition established after study, which is found
to be primarily responsible for admission of the patient to the hospital
What is a characteristic of ICD-6? - (answer)The first version of ICD used for both
death classification and disease indexing
What was the first ICD revision for which an alternate was made due to
disagreements? - (answer)The United States developed its own version of ICD-8
based on disagreements over the circulatory section.
Which characteristic of ICD-10-PCS represents a difference from ICD-9-CM? -
(answer)No diagnostic information is included.
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - (answer)a
professional organization for health information management (HIM) professionals
American Hospital Association (AHA) - (answer)Non profit group or alliance of
member hospitals and health care organizations that promote the interests of
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+|GET A+
Diagnosis - (answer)identification of a disease by a licensed provider
Morbidity - (answer)Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health
in a population or group.
Mortality - (answer)the state of being subject to death
Comorbidity - (answer)a secondary condition that is present on admission and
causes an increase in length of stay (LOS)
Complication - (answer)a secondary condition that arises during hospitalization
and causes an increase in length of stay (LOS)
, Principal diagnosis - (answer)that condition established after study, which is found
to be primarily responsible for admission of the patient to the hospital
What is a characteristic of ICD-6? - (answer)The first version of ICD used for both
death classification and disease indexing
What was the first ICD revision for which an alternate was made due to
disagreements? - (answer)The United States developed its own version of ICD-8
based on disagreements over the circulatory section.
Which characteristic of ICD-10-PCS represents a difference from ICD-9-CM? -
(answer)No diagnostic information is included.
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - (answer)a
professional organization for health information management (HIM) professionals
American Hospital Association (AHA) - (answer)Non profit group or alliance of
member hospitals and health care organizations that promote the interests of
