Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner

Here you have the best AHIMA CDIP practice exam questions

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Question 1 of 140

An increase in claim denials has prompted a clinical documentation integrity (CDI) manager to engage the CDI physician advisor/champion in an effort to avoid future denials. How does this strategy impact the goal?

Clinicians will not require documentation integrity education.

Physicians can manage the documentation integrity process.

Physicians will learn documentation integrity practices from peers.

The CDI manager will exclusively provide education.

Correct Answer: C

Question 2 of 140

Which of the following can be evidence of physician-hospital alignment?

A high clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) query rate

A high physician agreement rate

A high physician response rate

A low physician agreement rate

Correct Answer: C

Question 3 of 140

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

re-engineer the process

assess the current workflow

define the gaps and solutions

set realistic timelines

Correct Answer: B

Question 4 of 140

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?

Schedule a meeting with the chair of the gastroenterology department

Schedule individual meetings with each low-performing physician

Schedule a group meeting with all physicians

Schedule individual meetings with each physician

Correct Answer: B

Question 5 of 140

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?

No query is needed because the patient was dehydrated

Code acute renal failure since symptoms are there and documented

Query the physician to see if acute renal failure is clinically supported

Query the physician to see if acute renal failure with tubular necrosis is supported

Correct Answer: C