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The correct coding for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is

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An organization dealing with staffing shortages has adopted a policy requiring clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) to stop reviewing any record after a major complication or co-morbidity is found. What is the unintended consequence of this?

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A 77-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted as an inpatient with severe shortness of breath. The patient is placed on oxygen at 2 liters per minute via nasal cannula. History reveals that the patient is on oxygen nightly at home. CXR is unremarkable. The most compliant query is

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Which of the following is an example of a hospital-acquired condition when not present on admission?

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A hospital is conducting a documentation integrity project for the purpose of reducing indiscriminate use of electronic copy and paste of patient information in records by physicians. Which data should be used to quantify the extent of the problem?

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When a change in departmental workflow is necessary, the first step is to

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Proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) take effect on

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Which of the following organizations should a clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) monitor?

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The provider was queried because the patient met clinical criteria for acute hypoxic respiratory failure. The response to the query was different than what was expected by the clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP). What should the CDIP do?

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Patient is admitted with oliguria, pulmonary edema, and dehydration. Labs are remarkable for an elevated creatinine of 2.4, with a baseline of 1.1. Patient was hydrated for 48 hours with drop in creatinine. What would the appropriate action be?

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The clinical documentation integrity (CDI) manager reviewed all payer refined-diagnosis related groups (APR-DRG) benchmarking data and has identified potential opportunities for improvement. The manager hopes to develop a work plan to target severity of illness (SOI)/risk of mortality (ROM) by service line and providers. How can the manager gain more information about this situation?

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A patient’s progress note states “The patient has chronic systolic heart failure”. After reviewing clinical indicators suggestive of an exacerbation of systolic heart failure, the clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) queries the physician to clarify the current acuity of the diagnosis. Which subsequent documentation in the health record suggests the provider did not understand the query?

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When there are comparative contrasting diagnoses supported by clinical criteria, the correct action is to

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What type of query may NOT be used in circumstances where only clinical indicators of a condition are present, and the condition/diagnosis has not been documented in the health record?

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The clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) is reviewing tracking data and has noted physician responses are not captured in the medical chart. What can be done to improve this process?

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The facility has received a clinical validation denial for sepsis. The denial states sepsis is not a clinically valid diagnosis because it does not meet Sepsis-3 criteria. The facility has a policy stating it uses Sepsis-2 criteria.
What is the BEST next step?

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The clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) performed a verbal query and then later neglected following up with the provider. How should the CDIP avoid a compliance risk for this follow up failure according to AHIMA’s Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice?

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A patient was admitted due to possible pneumonia. Chest x-ray was positive for infiltrate. The physician’s documentation indicates that the patient continues to smoke cigarettes despite recommendations to quit. Patient also has a long-term history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to smoking. IV antibiotic was given for pneumonia along with oral Prednisone and Albuterol for COPD.
Discharge diagnoses:
1. Pneumonia
2. COPD
3. Current smoker
What is the correct diagnostic related group assignment?

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After one year, the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) program has become stagnant, and the manager plans to reinvigorate the program to better reflect the CDI efforts in the organization. What can the manager do to ensure program success?

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A clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) must determine the present on admission (POA) status of a stage IV sacral decubitus ulcer documented in the discharge summary. What is the first step that should be taken?

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The third quarter target concurrent physician query response rate for each physician in a hospital gastroenterology department was 80%. Nine physicians met or exceeded this metric; however, two physicians had third quarter concurrent physician query response rates of 19% and 64%. What is the best course of action for the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) physician advisor/champion?

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A patient presents to the emergency department for evaluation after suffering a head injury during a fall. A traumatic subdural hematoma is found on MRI, and the patient is taken directly to the operating room for evacuation. The neurosurgeon performs a burr hole procedure for evacuation of the subdural hematoma. The clot is removed successfully, and the patient is transferred to recovery in stable condition. Which is the correct current procedural terminology (CPT) code assignment for the procedure performed?