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100

Code number used for Acute kidney Injury (cc)

What is N17.9

100

This 15th century famous artist painted The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

100

This KPI tracks the average number of queries issues per reviewed case. It is also one of the four metrics that is calculated into our scorecards

  • What is a Query rate?
100

This term describes a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, which allows the blocks to move relative to each other, often causing earthquakes.

What is a fault line?

100

Epley maneuver is used to treat what neurological condition

What is BPPV(Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)?

200

You may want to query the physician for this Diagnosis/Code Number if the patient is admitted with a GIB and is on Coumadin

What is D68.32-hemorrhagic disorders due to anticoagulants

200

This Minnesota native was a musician, song writer and multi-instrumentalist who sold more than 100 million records during his lifetime including Purple Rain

Who is Prince?

200

This metric, dependent on providers’ cooperation, measures the percentage of responses received per query written?

What is a query response rate?

200

The Trophy given to the team who wins the Super Bowl.

What is the Vince Lombardi Trophy?

200

 A drug or other agent which causes the constriction of blood vessels to increase systemic vascular resistance, i.e. Levophed

What is a Vasopressor? 

300

If a patient has Sepsis and associated organ dysfunction without septic shock what code number in addition to A41.9 would be appropriate to include (mcc).

What is Severe sepsis R65.20

300

This famous actor, known for his improvisational skill is also regarded as one of the best comedians of all time, winning Academy, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy awards from Mork and Mindy, to Aladdin, to Good Will Hunting

Who is Robin Williams?

300

Considering other factors such as census and meetings, this metric represents the number of cases reviewed over a specified period of time, such as per hour or day worked

What is Review rate?

300

This musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater August 6, 2015, it was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also played the lead role of a Revolutionary war hero. 

What is "Hamilton"

300

Sedative medication gtt used by ICU and postop to allow patient time to recover on vent and is an alternative to Propofol

What is Precedex?

400

J69.0 is the code number for what more specific Respiratory disorder, that if identified and is appropriate to query can change the PDX

What is Aspiration Pneumonia

400

This well known smile with R1 CDI Teal Team makes worklife for CDI Management easier and has two great kids who are growing up too fast

Who is Amber LeCompt?

400

One of the most important data points for CFOs with regard to CDI, this metric is the average of all relative weights from all the cases over a specified period, often looked at each month or for an entire year

What is CMI or Case Mix Index?

400

This universal constant, approximately 299,792 km/sec in a vacuum, represents the maximum speed at which all energy, matter, and information in the universe can travel.

What is the speed of light?

400

Patient presents with fractured femur and foley catheter is placed with subsequent hematuria.  What complication could you write for to get a MST

What is Traumatic Urethral injury due to foley insertion?

500

This code number/diagnosis is a MCC, appropriate to query if patient has inability to move due to another condition. The patient is immobile because of a severe physical disability or frailty. There is usually some underlying cause. The individual does not have the mental ability to ambulate and functionally is the same as a paralyzed person.


What is R53.2 Functional quadriplegia

500

The 32th president of the United States known by his initials who is the only president who served more that 2 terms in office. 

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

500

This is a dollar amount defined by each payer annually which is used to calculate a hospital’s reimbursement per 1 unit of relative weight. It is based on several factors such as hospital location, percentage of low income patients, and if it is teaching hospital

What is a Base Rate or Blended rate?

500

Known as America's greatest voice-over actor, creating more than 400 unique voices over 60 years for television, movie, radio, and cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Yosemite Sam.

Who is Mel Blanc?

500

For accurate calculation of CPP(Cerebral Profusion Pressure), the transducers measuring both MAP and ICP should be zeroed at this level

What is the Foramen of Monro?