Locate a recent article when an instance of fraud or abuse was committed and summarize it for your classmates. Then Review the Standards of Ethical Coding and discuss how they apply to working with documentation.

Various forms of documentation in a medical record

Discussion Post: This module discusses the various forms of documentation in a medical record that a professional coder will use when coding diagnoses and procedures for optimum reimbursement for a health care facility. In a quest for optimum reimbursement, many coders may be committing fraud or abuse. Locate a recent article when an instance of fraud or abuse was committed and summarize it for your classmates. Then Review the Standards of Ethical Coding from Chapter 1, and discuss how they apply to working with documentation.