You overhear a conversation in the lunch room between two colleagues, Jim and Lana, who are medical coders. Jim and Lana are discussing the diagnosis listed on a patient’s file, and commenting on the patient’s past social history in relation to the diagnosis listed in the medical record. What would you do?

Patients medical history and records are meant to be confidential. The coders discussing on the diagnosis listed on a patient’s file and commenting on the patient’s past social history in relation to the diagnosis listed in the medical record is totally unacceptable.

I would make sure I warn them to desist from going against the ethics of the profession or make up evidences and report them to the relevant authorities.

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15. communicate, transport

18. component

21. learn

22. preceding

23. display

24. area

25. anomalous, unusual, unconventional

answer:

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