HIT 205- Test #2 - analytics Ch 8 Test Questions and Answers.

HIT 205- Test #2 - analytics Ch 8 Test
Questions and Answers.
Which patient has a higher risk for mortality: Patient A with APR-DRG 291-1-1 or Patient B with
APR-DRG-1-3?



a. Patient A

b. Patient B

c. Patients have equal risk

d. APR DRG does not assess mortality risk - Answer Patient B



Which of the following classification systems is used in the hospital outpatient setting?



a. APC

b. DRG

c. MS-DRG

d. RVU - Answer APC



What is the key difference between APCs and DRGs?

a. A claim can only have one APC and multiple DRGs

b. A patient selects their APC and not their DRG

c. Diagnosis codes drive APCs

d. A claim can have more than one APC and only one DRG - Answer A claim can have more
than one APC and only one DRG



The acronym CMI is defined to be:

a. Claims management indicators

b. Case mix index

c. Case monitoring implementation

d. Claim with multiple images - Answer Case mix index



Which of the following classification systems is driven entirely by procedure coding?

a. APR-DRG

b. MS-DRG

c. APC