HI255: Medical Coding II

ASSIGNMENT: Standards of Ethical Coding (50 points)

For this assignment, you are to write a 1-2 page academic reflection, answering the following questions:

review the current “Standards of Ethical Coding“. http://bok.ahima.org/CodingStandards#.X7XHqWhKjIU (NOTE: These are different from AHIMA’s Code of Ethics!)

• Select two (2) of the Standards and define each.
• Apply the 2 Standards to your role as a coding professional: how do they impact your job and/or behavior at work?
• For each of your chosen Standards create a scenario that would require you to apply that Standard to the situation. Explain how your response to the situation is guided by the Standard.

For example: Using Confidentiality as your selected Standard: A cousin reports seeing Mrs. Smith at the medical practice where you work. Your cousin asks you “How is Mrs. Smith’s cancer doing? I hear she doesn’t have long.” Apply the Confidentiality Standard to the situation. How do you respond?

Submission requirements:

Your response should be 1 to 2 pages in length, not including the reference page. It should be written in paragraph style using proper grammar and complete sentences. Your writing should be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.