Health Information Technician Case Study
As a person comes closer to becoming a registered health information technician (RHIT) they must take an exam to become certified. This exam consists of 150 multiple choice question on subjects such as; data analysis and management, coding, compliance, information technology, quality, legal, and revenue cycle. The individual has three and a half hours to complete this exam.
Also, the individual who is studying to become a registered health information administrator (RHIA) must take an exam. The exam consists of 180 wide variety questions. The core knowledge that should be heavily studied is; health data management, health statistics, biomedical research and quality management, information technology and systems, organization and management, privacy, confidentiality and security, and legal and …show more content…
These tips include reading the entire superbill and all of the physician's notes from the patients visit, after reading the superbill and the physicians notes the coder should double check the notes. Also creating copies of the physician's notes and the superbill will allow the coder to highlight and create their own personal notes without destroying the original copies. Once the coder has coded every service, treatment and procedure provided by the physician, the coder should double check the codes to ensure everything is correct. Finally, matching the codes with the given description ensures that the coder has done their job properly.
HCPCS codes are used to represent Medicare, Medicaid, and several other third party payer medical procedures. Level one codes are identical to CPT, even though those codes are used to bill Medicaid and Medicare. CMS noticed that they were identical codes and decided to leave the codes alone and combined CPT into HCPCS. Level two of HCPCS codes are used to identify supplies, products, and services not included in the CPT
Also, the individual who is studying to become a registered health information administrator (RHIA) must take an exam. The exam consists of 180 wide variety questions. The core knowledge that should be heavily studied is; health data management, health statistics, biomedical research and quality management, information technology and systems, organization and management, privacy, confidentiality and security, and legal and …show more content…
These tips include reading the entire superbill and all of the physician's notes from the patients visit, after reading the superbill and the physicians notes the coder should double check the notes. Also creating copies of the physician's notes and the superbill will allow the coder to highlight and create their own personal notes without destroying the original copies. Once the coder has coded every service, treatment and procedure provided by the physician, the coder should double check the codes to ensure everything is correct. Finally, matching the codes with the given description ensures that the coder has done their job properly.
HCPCS codes are used to represent Medicare, Medicaid, and several other third party payer medical procedures. Level one codes are identical to CPT, even though those codes are used to bill Medicaid and Medicare. CMS noticed that they were identical codes and decided to leave the codes alone and combined CPT into HCPCS. Level two of HCPCS codes are used to identify supplies, products, and services not included in the CPT