Module 4 MSDRG quiz
Question 1
How many MDCs are there under the MS-DRG system? 25
Question 2
What is meant by Severity of Illness?
Refers to the probable outcome of an illness including the likelihood of improvement
or deterioration in the severity of the illness, the likelihood for recurrence and the
probable life span.
Relates to the consequences in terms of severity of illness that lack of immediate or
continuing care will produce.
Refers to the relative volume and types of diagnostic, therapeutic and bed services
used in the management of a particular illness.
Refers to the relative levels of loss of function and mortality that may be
experienced by patients with a particular disease.
Question 3
CMS may eliminate any increase in payment due to the occurrence of selected post-
admission complications known as ________ __________ __________.
HAC
hospital acquired conditions
Question 4
Resource intensity is defined as
Refers to the relative volume and types of diagnostic, therapeutic and bed services
used in the management of a particular illness.
Refers to the relative levels of loss of function and mortality that may be
experienced by patients with a particular disease.
Refers to the probable outcome of an illness including the likelihood of improvement
or deterioration in the severity of the illness, the likelihood for recurrence and the
probable life span.
Refers to the patient management problems which a particular illness presents to
the health care provider.
Question 5
Case mix attributes include
Resource intensity, treatment difficulty, severity of illness, and prognosis
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Question 1
How many MDCs are there under the MS-DRG system? 25
Question 2
What is meant by Severity of Illness?
Refers to the probable outcome of an illness including the likelihood of improvement
or deterioration in the severity of the illness, the likelihood for recurrence and the
probable life span.
Relates to the consequences in terms of severity of illness that lack of immediate or
continuing care will produce.
Refers to the relative volume and types of diagnostic, therapeutic and bed services
used in the management of a particular illness.
Refers to the relative levels of loss of function and mortality that may be
experienced by patients with a particular disease.
Question 3
CMS may eliminate any increase in payment due to the occurrence of selected post-
admission complications known as ________ __________ __________.
HAC
hospital acquired conditions
Question 4
Resource intensity is defined as
Refers to the relative volume and types of diagnostic, therapeutic and bed services
used in the management of a particular illness.
Refers to the relative levels of loss of function and mortality that may be
experienced by patients with a particular disease.
Refers to the probable outcome of an illness including the likelihood of improvement
or deterioration in the severity of the illness, the likelihood for recurrence and the
probable life span.
Refers to the patient management problems which a particular illness presents to
the health care provider.
Question 5
Case mix attributes include
Resource intensity, treatment difficulty, severity of illness, and prognosis
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