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NEW QUESTION # 98
Which of the following is designed to reduce claims denials and appeals by providing one-on-one feedback to the provider to increase accuracy in specific areas?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) is an education-focused review initiative intended to improve billing accuracy and reduce future denials by combining targeted claim review with direct provider/supplier feedback. In outpatient CDI terms, TPE aligns with a "fix-forward" approach: auditors identify specific error patterns (often documentation, medical necessity, coding, or coverage rule issues), then provide one-on-one education so the provider can correct processes and documentation habits. This is distinct from Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), which primarily identify and recoup improper payments, often after the fact, and are not structured as an individualized education cycle. The OIG Work Plan identifies oversight priorities and areas of potential fraud/waste/abuse; it does not deliver provider-level coaching to reduce denials. CERT measures Medicare improper payment rates through sampling and can drive policy/education broadly, but it is not designed as individualized, iterative provider education. Because TPE is specifically built around targeted review plus direct education to prevent repeat errors and reduce appeals, it is the best answer.
NEW QUESTION # 99
Upon retrospective review of a patient visit 2 weeks prior, a CDI specialist notes physician documentation stating the following: "Sick Sinus Syndrome in 2016 s/p pacemaker placement. Latest EKG shows normal paced rhythm." There are no codes noted for Sick Sinus Syndrome or the pacemaker. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the CDI specialist?
Answer: A
Explanation:
In outpatient CDI, diagnoses reported for an encounter must be supported as current and clinically relevant to that visit (evaluated, monitored, assessed, treated, or otherwise affecting care). The note documents a history of sick sinus syndrome with pacemaker placement in 2016 and indicates the current rhythm is paced. The most clearly reportable, present condition is the presence of a cardiac pacemaker, which is a status that can affect clinical decision-making (e.g., interpretation of rhythm findings, medication choices, procedures, and future cardiac evaluation) and is appropriate to code when documented. However, the documentation does not show that sick sinus syndrome itself was actively assessed or managed during this visit; it is referenced as a past condition leading to the device. Because outpatient coding does not assume an active diagnosis solely from historical mention, the best action is to capture the pacemaker status code only. Retrospective amendment requests or rebilling steps are not the first-line CDI action when the documentation does not support active management of the underlying arrhythmia.
NEW QUESTION # 100
Which of the following BEST defines a risk score under the CMS-HCC model?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Under the CMS-HCC model, a beneficiary's risk score (RAF) is intended to represent the expected cost of caring for that individual relative to an average beneficiary. The score is calculated using two primary inputs: (1) the beneficiary's demographic factors (such as age, sex, Medicaid status/dual eligibility, disability status, and original reason for Medicare entitlement, depending on the model segment), and (2) the beneficiary's documented disease burden captured through ICD-10-CM codes that map to Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs). Those HCCs reflect the person's health status and severity, with hierarchy rules preventing "stacking" of related conditions and with certain interaction terms in some model versions. Social determinants are not generally described as the defining basis of the traditional CMS-HCC RAF in CDI education, and "family demographics" are not used. The model is not a mortality predictor; it is a cost/risk prediction tool for payment adjustment. Therefore, the best definition is the beneficiary's individual demographic and health status.
NEW QUESTION # 101
Provider documentation states: "Type 2 Diabetes with bilateral peripheral arteriosclerotic disease of LE. Bilateral pedal pulses present. Review Hgb A1C and CBC. No change in treatment. Hypertension evaluated and well controlled on Lopressor." Which of the following conditions should be coded?
Answer: C
Explanation:
The documentation explicitly links the conditions by stating "Type 2 Diabetes with bilateral peripheral arteriosclerotic disease of LE," which supports a diabetic circulatory manifestation rather than "diabetes without complications." In outpatient CDI chart review, the word "with" and clear provider linkage allow coding of diabetes "with peripheral angiopathy" (a diabetes complication category) when peripheral arterial/arteriosclerotic disease is documented as associated. In addition, best practice is to code both the diabetes complication category and the specific manifestation when supported, because the manifestation (atherosclerosis of the lower extremities, bilateral) further describes the clinical condition being evaluated. Hypertension is also evaluated and managed ("well controlled on Lopressor"), meeting outpatient reporting expectations for an active condition addressed during the encounter. Option D is incorrect because it double-counts the same concept-peripheral angiopathy already represents a circulatory complication, so adding a separate "diabetes with circulatory complication" statement is redundant rather than additive. Therefore, the correct coding set includes diabetes with peripheral angiopathy, the bilateral lower-extremity atherosclerosis manifestation, and hypertension.
NEW QUESTION # 102
CMS-HCCs are used to
Answer: B
Explanation:
The CMS-HCC model is a risk adjustment methodology used primarily to set capitated payments for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations based on the expected cost of caring for their enrolled beneficiaries. Under this approach, CMS calculates a Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) for each member using demographic variables (such as age/sex and certain entitlement factors) plus disease burden captured from ICD-10-CM diagnoses that map to Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs). The resulting RAF increases or decreases the plan's payment to better match predicted healthcare needs-higher RAF for sicker, more complex patients and lower RAF for healthier patients. ACDIS outpatient CDI education emphasizes that the purpose is not physician reimbursement based on a "principal diagnosis" (an inpatient concept) and not payment distribution tied directly to quality performance (that aligns more with MIPS/VBP frameworks). It also does not adjust capitation payments specifically "to physicians," nor does it exclude advanced practice providers in the way described. The correct use is to determine MA plan capitation payments through risk-adjusted member-level projections.
NEW QUESTION # 103
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