SimChart 103

How many codes will be documented for Mr. Thomas's diagnosis?

2

True or false? It is not necessary to document the date and time of the call because the message is the most important information to communicate.

False

Which of the following information was used to generate the radiology requisition for Mr. Thomas?

Patient name, patient date of birth, diagnosis, diagnosis code, and ordering physician

True or false? The diagnosis must be documented on the radiology requisition to properly order the procedure.

True

True or false? The lumbar spine x-ray is medically necessary for the diagnosis of Mr. Thomas's low back pain.

True

The patient's lower back pain was caused by which external cause?

W17.81

Mr. Thomas requests an x-ray of the lower back as recommended by the chiropractor. The medical assistant should __________

document the request and allow the ordering physician to determine if the test is necessary.

The x-ray of the lumbar spine ordered for Mr. Thomas __________

is ordered as a routine procedure.

The type of x-ray ordered for Mr. Thomas is an imaging of the __________ spine.

lumbar

To document the phone message from Mr. Thomas the first step is to select the Phone Message template from Correspondence repository. The next step is to __________

perform a patient search to link the message to the patient record.