Which metric measures the proportion of reviewed records to records assigned for review in the CDI workflow?

• A. Denial rate
• B. Review rate
• C. Query rate
• D. Record Review Rate

Answer: (D)

Tracking throughput in the CDI workflow means comparing how many records are reviewed to how many were assigned for review. The best metric for this relationship is Record Review Rate, which equals reviewed records divided by assigned-for-review records, expressed as a percentage. For example, if 120 records were assigned and 108 were reviewed, the rate is 90%. This metric shows whether the team is keeping up with its workload and helps flag backlogs or capacity issues, contributing to timely coding, feedback, and queries. Denial rate focuses on outcomes after coding and submission, not on the completed workload, and query rate measures how often questions are raised rather than how many records are actually reviewed.