Compliant Time-based Coding and Documentation in the Hospital Setting – Post Test

1. The Medical Decision Making that is a base minimum for critical care is indicative of some vital organ system failure (CNS, cardiometabolic, pulmonary, etc.). The medical decision making that is to be documented in the record to support such is

2. The 99291 code time is billable

3. The NPP sees a patient at 0645 and delivers 22 minutes of critical care. You (the Attending Physician) see the patient at 1130 and deliver care of 19 minutes that you also feel merits critical care.  On evening rounds, you deliver critical care for 10 minutes.  The amount of critical care billable for today is

4. The NPP sees a patient at 0645 and delivers 22 minutes of critical care. You (the Attending Physician) see the patient at 1130 and deliver care of 19 minutes that you also feel merits critical care.  On evening rounds, you deliver critical care for 10 minutes.  The amount of critical care billable for today is billed under the

5. The following visits CAN be shared with a physician and NPP in 2022 (select each correct answer):

6. A person in the ICU is on a ventilator with vasopressors and meets MDM for critical care. You perform ventilator management of 20 minutes today.  True statements about ventilator management in the context of critical care include

7. You are caring for a patient on the floor and the MDM meets “high” but not critical care status. Your history is well documented and you suggest a 99233 subsequent rounding code. Later today, the family is gathering and they want to get a follow-up on the patient’s care who is competent and a part of the family meeting.  You spend 34 minutes additionally speaking to the family covering test results, the plan of care, risks/benefits of decisions and expected outcomes for this stay.  You can bill

8. The discharge day of care is billable and the time calculation covers all of the following (select each correct answer)

9. Upon discharge, one of the most important steps to take to close a quality gap on medication adherence is

10. In 2022, the billing of split/shared services can be determined by (select all that apply)