CDIP EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
OIG - Answer-Office of Inspector General- established by the Dept. of Labor by the
Inspector General Act of 1978 to identify fraud and abuse of Medicare part A and part B
programs
MAC - Answer-Medicare Administrative Contractor - used by the OIG to process claims
for services rendered
Criteria for high quality documemtation - Answer-1. Legible
2. Reliable
3. Precise
4. Complete
5. Consistent
6. Clear
7. Timely
EBM - Answer-Evidence Based Medicine - the best scientific data a available for clinical
documentation
Two part theory for high quality clinical documentation is derived from what - Answer-
Legal/regulatory sources and peer reviewed research
Four standards used in EBM - Answer-1. Design
2. Terminology
3. Performance
4. Procedural
DHHS - Answer-Department of Health and Human services
ARRA - Answer-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides specific
guidance established as part of the meaningful use incentive program
Meaningful use requirements - Answer-Provider must maintain an up to date problem
list of current and active diagnoses for 80% of patients and 80% of all patients have to
have at least one coded problem as opposed to their entire problem list coded
IPPS - Answer-Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System. Reimbursement now
being driven by codes assigned to the patient stay with the inception of IPPS in 1982
House Staff - Answer-Interns, residents and fellows - physicians in training
CMS - Answer-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CORRECT ANSWERS
OIG - Answer-Office of Inspector General- established by the Dept. of Labor by the
Inspector General Act of 1978 to identify fraud and abuse of Medicare part A and part B
programs
MAC - Answer-Medicare Administrative Contractor - used by the OIG to process claims
for services rendered
Criteria for high quality documemtation - Answer-1. Legible
2. Reliable
3. Precise
4. Complete
5. Consistent
6. Clear
7. Timely
EBM - Answer-Evidence Based Medicine - the best scientific data a available for clinical
documentation
Two part theory for high quality clinical documentation is derived from what - Answer-
Legal/regulatory sources and peer reviewed research
Four standards used in EBM - Answer-1. Design
2. Terminology
3. Performance
4. Procedural
DHHS - Answer-Department of Health and Human services
ARRA - Answer-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides specific
guidance established as part of the meaningful use incentive program
Meaningful use requirements - Answer-Provider must maintain an up to date problem
list of current and active diagnoses for 80% of patients and 80% of all patients have to
have at least one coded problem as opposed to their entire problem list coded
IPPS - Answer-Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System. Reimbursement now
being driven by codes assigned to the patient stay with the inception of IPPS in 1982
House Staff - Answer-Interns, residents and fellows - physicians in training
CMS - Answer-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
