AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  +In order to prevent the accidental introduction of a virus into your facility's local area network, your facility has a policy that strictly prohibits

  A. doing personal work on the computer system, even during personal time.

  B. sharing disks from one workstation to another within the facility.

  C. downloading executable files from electronic bulletin boards.

  D. sending or receiving e-mail from addresses that have not been authorized.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 2:

  Which of the following employees would be considered exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act?

  A. the head of the Department of Health Information Services who is involved in decision making and planning 90%, of the time

  B. the coding supervisor who has responsibility for three employees and performs analysis and coding 80% of the time

  C. the departmental secretary who is responsible for performing a variety of clerical and administrative tasks

  D. the sole employee in the physician's workroom who has responsibility for maintaining and tracking medical record deficiencies

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 3:

  A p value of less than 0.05 is what researchers commonly use to reject the null hypothesis. small p value may place interpretation of the results of the study at risk for a

  A. sampling error.

  B. stratification error.

  C. type 1 (a) error.

  D. type 2 (b) error.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 4:

  Your HIM department is moving to a new location, and in order to arrange your employees functions for optimal work flow efficiency and to decide which employees need to be placed d to each other, the tool you decide to use is a

  A. data flow diagram.

  B. PERT chart.

  C. proximity chart.

  D. flow process chart.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 5:

  A researcher at your facility has submitted his study to the IRB for approval. As a member of the IRB Review Committee, you note that his research is investigating lung cancer occurrence in women who smoke. His timeframe for the study is January through December of 2008. In this study, the independent variable in this case is:

  A. the study timeframe.

  B. women who smoke.

  C. women who do not smoke.

  D. cancer occurrence.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 6:

  Investigator A claims his results are statistically significant at the 10% level. Investigator B argue that significance should be announced only if the results are statistically significant at the 5% level. From this we can conclude

  A. if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will never be significant at the 5% level.

  B. it will be more difficult for investigator A to reject the statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level.

  C. if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will also be significant at the level.

  D. it will be less difficult for investigator A to reject the statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B, who works at the 5% level.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 7:

  Carson surveyed members of AHIMA's student CoP regarding the relationship between clinical experiences and job opportunities. All respondents were seniors in HIA programs and each one expected to graduate and take the national exam within the next 6 months. Fifteen of the eighteen respondents indicated at least one clinical rotation had resulted in a job offer. Based on this information, Carson expects to be offered a job during senior clinical rotations. Carson is basing this expectation on

  A. scientific inquiry.

  B. empiricism.

  C. inductive reasoning.

  D. deductive reasoning.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 8:

  As a member of the project team for document imaging implementation, you were asked to provide the information in the grid. This is an example of a(an)

  

  A. PERT diagram.

  B. Gantt chart.

  C. PMBOK chart.

  D. work flow diagram.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 9:

  Evidence-based management and decision-making is an emerging model now used to make more informed decisions. The primise of this model is

  A. using intuition based on previous experience.

  B. using a decision tree that branches to alternatives.

  C. using the best clinical and research practices available.

  D. using an alternative that meets minimum requirements.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 10:

  As the HIM manager in charge of your department's budget, you are mandated to report on variances of more than 6% either positive or negative to your Chief Financial Officer and include the reasons for the variance and any action plans necessary. Based on the table below for the December variance report, what category would you be required to report on to the CFO?

  

  A. office supplies

  B. contract services

  C. travel

  D. education

  Correct Answer: C