Week 1 1. Define diagnostic reasoning 2. Discuss and identify subjective & objective data 3. Discuss and identify the components of the HPI 4. Describe the differences between medical billing and medical coding 5. Compare and contrast the 2 coding classification systems that are currently used in the US healthcare system 6. Discuss how specificity, sensitivity & predictive value contribute to the usefulness of the diagnostic data 7. Discuss the elements that need to be considered when deve...

1. Define diagnostic reasoning -To solve problems, to promote health, and to screen for disease or illness all require a sensitivity to complex stories, to contextual factors, and to a sense of probability and uncertainty. -Diagnostic reasoning can be seen as a kind of critical thinking. Critical thinking involves the process of questioning one’s thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the conclusions that are being drawn are based on evidence. Diagnostic reaso...