Which of the following is the AAPC certification for physician practice?

By accepting lower payments from MCOs, physicians are forced to see more patients each day in order to:

A. deliver MCO-required preventive care. B. minimize malpractice suits. C. enroll more members in the health plan. D. maintain their income due to lower payments.

Ann is a 60-year-old woman with significant hypertensive heart disease who was admitted to the hospital for an arthroplasty on her right wrist. Given her heart disease, the patient underwent cardiac clearance prior to admission, and was cleared for surgery. The patient also has a history of breast cancer. She had a double mastectomy nine years ago and after treatment, has had no recurrence of the

disease. The patient was seen in my office two weeks ago, complaining of pain in the right wrist. She denied any injury to the wrist. After running a series of tests, x-rays, and bone scintigraphy, she was diagnosed with idiopathic avascular necrosis of the carpal bone. First-listed diagnosis/principal diagnosis: ________ Secondary diagnoses: ________ Fill in the blank with correct word.