The HCPCS System Was Involuntary in the Beginning, However, with the Implementation

question 19

True/False

The HCPCS system was involuntary in the beginning, however, with the implementation of HIPAA, the use of HCPCS for transactions involving healthcare information became mandatory.

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Deductive

A logical process where a conclusion follows necessarily from the set of premises, provided the premises are true.

Hasty Generalization

A reasoning error where the conclusion is not supported by enough or impartial evidence.

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