2024 Hospital Clinical Documentation Improvement: Stating the Correct Clinical Picture (33) – Post Test

1. Which statement is false regarding a DRG? A DRG …

2. Which of the following is a Major Comorbid Condition (MCC)?

3. In 2022, a new HEDIS measure on hospital care transitions was released. ONE area of focus for this transitions of care measure is

4. True statements about the length of stay measure metric include (select ALL that are correct)

5. Using “presumed” or “likely” pneumonia diagnosis gets coded as

6. The Principal Diagnosis (reason for admission) and all secondary diagnoses (impacting condition) and procedures related to the admission come together to make the

7. If a patient has aspiration pneumonia, add which of the following to enhance the DRG? Choose ALL that are correct.

8. For 2024, new codes were added as comorbidities and complications (cc’s) from a non-cc category. These were derived from the

9. Choose the condition coded to the highest level of severity

10. To capture the highest level of severity for a condition, link the diagnosis to causation with comments such as: (Select all that apply)