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Which of the following section(s) of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are applicable to outpatient settings?

• A.Section I, Conventions, General Coding Guidelines and Chapter Specific Guidelines; and Section IV, Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services
• B.Section III, Reporting Additional Diagnoses; and Section IV, Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services
• C.Section IV, Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services
• D.Section I, Conventions, General Coding Guidelines, and Chapter Specific Guidelines

A CDI specialist manager is reviewing the productivity metrics of the outpatient team and notes that one of the CDI specialists has a high query rate and a good physician response, but a low physician agree rate compared to the rest of the team. This likely indicates which of the following?

• A.The data is not stratified enough to show a true picture of the productivity.
• B.The cases the CDI specialist is reviewing are more complex than other clinics.
• C.The CDI specialist is writing leading queries.
• D.The CDI specialist is creating poor quality queries.

A patient is scheduled to see his PCP in 3 days. A CDI specialist notes that during the patient's last visit earlier this year, the problem list shows both DM 2 associated erectile dysfunction and DM 2 without complications. The last clinic note states that DM 2 with autonomic neuropathy was addressed. The CDI specialist should do which of the following FIRST?

• A.Ask the patient if he still has DM 2 with autonomic neuropathy
• B.Remove DM 2 without complications from the problem list
• C.Query if the DM 2 is with or without complications
• D.Query the provider for the link between erectile dysfunction and DM 2

Which of the following diabetic complications requires the assignment of a combination code plus the code for the specific complication?

• A.Dermatitis
• B.Nephropathy
• C.Retinopathy
• D.Osteomyelitis

When compliantly querying providers, CDI specialists or HIM/coding professionals may

• A.identify which diagnoses are HCCs.
• B.offer a new diagnosis, that is supported by the clinical evidence, as an option in a multiple-choice query.
• C.offer diagnoses choices supported by documentation solely from previous encounters.
• D.omit clinical indicators in a query as this may be leading to the provider.