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The CDI program manager is responsible for creating and maintaining the department policies and procedures that include the industry guidance from DOJ, OIG, and the Cooperating Parties. What is one question to ask when designing compliance policies and procedures?

The outpatient CDS is challenged to improve the HCC capture in the primary care clinics. Analysis of the historical reports from a specific payer uncovers a shift in the documentation and coding of HCCs identified in the previous two years. The CDS decides to offer education for the providers on the MEAT guidelines for documenting secondary conditions in the clinical record. The CDS also implements a process to notify the provider prior to the patient encounter of chronic conditions that could be applicable for the current visit. This is an example of which step in preparing to implement the pilot CDI plan?

A patient taking haloperidol for schizophrenia develops extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). Which findings suggest EPS? (Select all that apply.)

Once the decision is made to move forward with the outpatient CDI program, what is the next step?

A patient with suspected stroke undergoes an MRI and CT scan. What is the primary purpose of these imaging studies?

A nurse is educating a community group about early signs of a stroke (CVA). Which symptom requires immediate medical attention?

A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a patient with suspected increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which finding is most concerning?

A patient taking phenytoin for seizure management reports gingival hyperplasia and unsteady gait. What should the nurse do next?

First dividing your study population by socio-economic status and then randomly selecting within the groups is an example of what kind of sampling?

 In a standard cohort study design, the exposure status is measured only at the end of the study.