2025 CDIP FINAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Dr. Smith is the physician advisor for a
200-bed hospital in the south. He has a
very close relationship with the
physicians within this small facility and
they all share many of the patients. Dr
Smith should:
A) Tell the physicians he has the best
relationships with the physicians and
can tell them what to document
B) Document specifically what is needed
in the health record for the patient
C) Not tell or ask a treating physician
to document something specifically
D) Respond to queries on patients
they both have seen in the past 3
years -
....ANSWER >>>>C) Not tell or ask a
,treating physician to document something
specifically
To ensure a CDI program is successful
and sustainable it should have:
A) Physician leadership
B) Metrics
C) A CDI manager
D) Resources such as CDI software -
....ANSWER >>>>A) Physician leadership
Terms synonymous with query
are clarification, clinical
clarification, documentation alert,
and ____________________________ ?
A) Inquiry
B) Documentation clarification
C) None, query is the only term
D) Physician query - ....ANSWER
>>>>B) Documentation clarification
The patient underwent laparotomy to
determine if repair was needed to a
, P age |2
patient's gastric bypass due to a fall later
the day of procedure while in the hospital.
No damage was identified and the would
was closed. The CDS is not sure what root
operation to use. The most appropriate
root operation would be:
A) Inspection
B) Revision
C) Exploration
D) Repair - ....ANSWER >>>>A) Inspection
, P age |3
Which of the following would generally be
found in a query to a physician?
A) Health record number and
demographic information
B) Name and contact number of the
individual initiating the query and
account number
C) Date query initiated and date query
must be completed
D) Demographic information and name
and contact number of individual initiating
the query - ....ANSWER >>>>B) Name and
contact number of the individual initiating
the query and account number
(A query generally includes:
Patient name, admission date or DOS,
health record number, account number,
date query initiated, name and contact
information of the individual initiating the
query, and statement of the issue in the
form of a question along with clinical
indicators specified from the chart)
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Dr. Smith is the physician advisor for a
200-bed hospital in the south. He has a
very close relationship with the
physicians within this small facility and
they all share many of the patients. Dr
Smith should:
A) Tell the physicians he has the best
relationships with the physicians and
can tell them what to document
B) Document specifically what is needed
in the health record for the patient
C) Not tell or ask a treating physician
to document something specifically
D) Respond to queries on patients
they both have seen in the past 3
years -
....ANSWER >>>>C) Not tell or ask a
,treating physician to document something
specifically
To ensure a CDI program is successful
and sustainable it should have:
A) Physician leadership
B) Metrics
C) A CDI manager
D) Resources such as CDI software -
....ANSWER >>>>A) Physician leadership
Terms synonymous with query
are clarification, clinical
clarification, documentation alert,
and ____________________________ ?
A) Inquiry
B) Documentation clarification
C) None, query is the only term
D) Physician query - ....ANSWER
>>>>B) Documentation clarification
The patient underwent laparotomy to
determine if repair was needed to a
, P age |2
patient's gastric bypass due to a fall later
the day of procedure while in the hospital.
No damage was identified and the would
was closed. The CDS is not sure what root
operation to use. The most appropriate
root operation would be:
A) Inspection
B) Revision
C) Exploration
D) Repair - ....ANSWER >>>>A) Inspection
, P age |3
Which of the following would generally be
found in a query to a physician?
A) Health record number and
demographic information
B) Name and contact number of the
individual initiating the query and
account number
C) Date query initiated and date query
must be completed
D) Demographic information and name
and contact number of individual initiating
the query - ....ANSWER >>>>B) Name and
contact number of the individual initiating
the query and account number
(A query generally includes:
Patient name, admission date or DOS,
health record number, account number,
date query initiated, name and contact
information of the individual initiating the
query, and statement of the issue in the
form of a question along with clinical
indicators specified from the chart)
