"According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2005

question 55

Multiple Choice

"According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2005 the average birthweight of a newborn baby was approximately normally distributed with a mean of 119 ounces (7 lb, 7 oz) and a standard deviation of 19 ounces." What percentage of babies weighed more than 128 ounces (8 lb) at birth?

• A) .47%
• B) 18.08%
• C) 31.92%
• D) 81.92%

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Definitions:

DRG

Diagnosis-Related Group, a system to classify hospital cases for the purpose of Medicare and health insurance payments.

Coder

A professional responsible for converting medical diagnoses, treatments, procedures, and symptoms into codes using classification systems such as ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, and CPT for billing and documentation purposes.

POA Assignments

The designation of whether a condition was present at the time of admission, used in healthcare documentation to indicate the onset of a diagnosis.

Codes

Systems of symbols or sequences used to represent information for various purposes, including data compression, cryptography, and identification.