ACDIS Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient - CCDS-O Free Exam Questions

A. Principal diagnosis

B. First-listed diagnosis

C. Co-existing diagnoses

D. Differential diagnoses

A. reimburse physicians based on the principal diagnosis.

B. determine capitation payments to insurers that administer Medicare Advantage health plans.

C. distribute reimbursement to providers based on quality of care.

D. adjust capitation payments to physicians, excluding advanced practice providers.

A. A CDI specialist should update the problem list to provide continuity of care.

B. A well-maintained problem list is vital in the continuity of patient care.

C. More diagnoses on the problem list assist the provider in caring for the patient.

D. Problem list diagnoses should be removed after one year.

A. Inpatient Coding Guidelines

B. Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set

C. CPT Coding Guidelines

D. Outpatient Coding Guidelines

A. Number of secondary diagnoses per claim, aggregate RAF score, and quality indicators

B. HCC capture rate, unspecified code utilization rate, and query response rate

C. Medicare Case Mix Index, aggregate RAF scores, and clinical denial rate

D. Severity of illness, HCC capture rate, and Medicare Case Mix Index

A. Malpractice expense

B. Physician specialty type

C. Time with the patient

D. Medical decision making

A. Reduce coding workload

B. Increase hospital reimbursement

C. Simplify the physician's workflow

D. Ensure accurate and complete documentation reflecting patient severity and care provided