Unit 6 Health Information I questions with correct
answers
UHDDS data elements are collected for - Correct Answer-every hospital patient
In the UHDDS, the attending physician and the facility are identified by numbers
assigned by - Correct Answer-medicare
principal diagnosis - Correct Answer-the condition that was chiefly responsible for
causing the admission
A principal procedure is one that is - Correct Answer-performed for definitive
treatment rather than exploratory purposes
"Total charges" in the UHDDS exclude - Correct Answer-physician charges
write out UHDDS - Correct Answer-Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
The two types of admission recorded by the UHDDS are - Correct Answer-
scheduled and unscheduled
Since 1986, the UHDDS has been adopted for - Correct Answer-all federal
programs
Only "significant" procedures are reported. A procedure is significant if it carries: -
Correct Answer-an anesthetic risk, carries a procedural risk is surgical in nature, or
requires specialized training
