HIM Professionals Can Contribute to Improving Prevention of Injuries by

question 4

Multiple Choice

HIM professionals can contribute to improving prevention of injuries by

• A) Advocating for the required use of external use of injury coding in all hospitals and emergency departments.
• B) Adding injury data to their facility's syndromic surveillance reporting.
• C) Becoming knowledgeable about Joint Commission publications on external injury data.
• D) Both a and c

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Definitions:

Primary Groups

Fundamental social units where individuals have direct, close, and intimate interactions, typically including family and close friends.

Secondary Groups

Larger, more impersonal groups in which relationships are temporary and goal-oriented.

Social Networks

The webs of relationships and connections among individuals or organizations, facilitating communication and interaction.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and personal responsibility in groups, often leading to unprecedented behaviors.