A Patient's Diagnosis as Established by the Physician ____

question 64

Multiple Choice

A patient's diagnosis as established by the physician ____.

• A) includes all of the conditions the patient is treated for
• B) describes the primary condition for which the patient is receiving treatment
• C) is the chief complaint of the patient
• D) must comply with WHO terminology guidelines to be accepted by third-party payers
• E) can be coded directly from the Alphabetic Index

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