A research request has been received by the HIM Department from the Quality Improvement Committee. The Committee plans to review the records of all patients who were admitted with CHF in the month of January 2008. Which of the following indices would be the best source in locating the needed records?

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The disease index is an index of diseases and conditions that includes their codes, usually the ICD-10-CM codes. In this scenario, the Quality Improvement Committee wants to review the records of patients who were admitted with CHF. Therefore, they can use the disease index to locate the records of patients who had CHF as their primary or secondary diagnosis. The other indices (master patient index, physicians' index, and operation index) may not be as useful in this context.

A Research Request Has Been Received by the HIM Department