At the flat of the curve,

Which is a computerized permanent record of all financial transactions between the patient and the practice?

a. health record b. patient account record c. patient ledger d. remittance advice

Because the diagnosis and procedure codes reported affect the DRG selected (and resultant payment), some hospitals engage in a practice called __________, which is the assignment of an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code that does not match patient record documentation, for the purpose of illegally increasing reimbursement

a. downcoding b. jamming c. unbundling d. upcoding