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Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Understand the basic concepts of accrual-based accounting (e.g., accounts payable, accounts receivable, credits, debits).

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Understand medical record documentation (e.g., chart notes, injections, medications, lab reports).

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Synthesize required information from a medical record and other medical documents for a variety of purposes upon regulatory or legal request.

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Translate code services (e.g., diagnostic procedures, surgeries) using industry standard methods (e.g., International Classification of Diseases-ninth Ed. [ICD-9], Current Procedural Terminology-fourth Ed. [CPT-4], Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System [HCPCS]).

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Demonstrate how to bill third-party payers (e.g., insurance companies, Medicare).

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Receive and process information from third-party payers (e.g., Explanation of Benefits [EOB], Remittance Advice).

Pathway Standard:
Code health information and bill payers using industry standard methods of classification of diseases, current procedural terminology, and common health care procedure coding system.

Performance Indicator:
Audit and analyze coding done by others to determine proper billing.

Pathway Standard:
Use a systematic method of continual process improvement.

Pathway Standard:
Use a systematic method of continual process improvement.

Performance Indicator:
Learn new knowledge and skills regularly (e.g., on-the-job-training [OJT], continuing education).