WGU D521-
INTRODUCTION TO
MEDICAL CODING
SOLVED TO SCORE
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WGU D521-INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING
SOLVED TO SCORE 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
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