AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  Codes act as a primary means of communication with third-party payers. You look forward to the day that you will use

  A. ICD-9-CM procedure codes for inpatients and HCPCS or CPT procedure codes for outpatients.

  B. ICD-9-CM procedure codes for outpatients and HCPCS or CPT procedure codes for inpatients.

  C. ICD-9-CM procedure codes for all patients, regardless of setting.

  D. one universal procedure coding system for all patients, regardless of setting.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 92:

  A patient has written to request a copy of his own record. When the clerk checked the record, it was noted that the patient was last admitted to the psychiatric unit of the facility. You advise the clerk to

  A. comply with the request immediately.

  B. contact the patient's attending physician before complying.

  C. ignore the request and advise you if it is repeated.

  D. ask the patient to send the required fee prior to the release.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 93:

  Your HIS Department receives an authorization for Sara May's medical history to be sent to her attorney, but the expiration date noted on the authorization has passed. What action is appropriate according to HIPAA privacy rules?

  A. Do not honor because the authorization is invalid.

  B. Contact the patient to get permission to respond.

  C. Contact the attending physician for permission to respond.

  D. Honor the authorization since the patient obviously approves of the release.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 94:

  A clerk brings you a question about a request for information. The patient was treated meningitis at age 3 (15 years ago). The patient is now 18. The patient's attorney is request information on the admission. You tell the clerk the information is

  A. no longer available because your facility retains information for 10 years after the last patient visit.

  B. available, but the attorney will have to obtain a court order before you will release it.

  C. available, but the patient's parents will have to sign a consent for you to release it.

  D. available and the patient may sign a consent to release the information in the record.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 95:

  A pharmacist at your facility was caught running a drug ring. The pharmacist filled orders valuable medications with cheap outdated ones purchased on the Internet, then sold the g' drugs for profit. Patients have been injured and the lawsuits are starting. Unfortunately, y facility is going to be held responsible for the pharmacist's negligent acts under the doctrine of

  A. adjudicus res.

  B. res ipsa loquitur.

  C. respondeat superior.

  D. stare decisis.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 96:

  An 11-year-old female is brought to the emergency room with a compound, comminuted fracture of the right tibia and fibula. Her mother was very seriously injured in the same accident and unconscious. What should be done?

  A. Nothing until consent can be obtained from the nearest relative.

  B. The mother can be treated under implied consent, but not the child.

  C. The hospital should quickly seek a court-appointed guardian for the child.

  D. Both patients can be treated under implied consent.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 97:

  Sally is a HIM professional with many years of experience. Unlike some of her colleagues, loves the challenge of adapting to change. She is happy that HIPAA empowers the Secretary DHHS to adopt standards for electronically maintained health information. Sally hopes standardization under HIPAA will make it easier to design safeguards for electronic data, protect against unauthorized access,

  A. to make and use copies of the data, and to guard against unauthorized data integration.

  B. to protect electronic records frdm corruption, and to prosecute hackers under federal law.

  C. to prevent the corruption of electronically stored data, and to protect the integrity of information itself.

  D. to submit revisions of claims as they are denied, and to track third-party payers.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 98:

  Which of the following responsibilities would you expect to find on the job description of a facility's Information Security Officer, but NOT on the job description of Chief Privacy Officer?

  A. cooperate with the Office of Civil Rights in compliance investigations

  B. conduct audit trails to monitor inappropriate access to system information

  C. oversee the patient's right to inspect, amend, and restrict access to protected health information

  D. monitor the facility's business associate agreements

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 99:

  If you want to begin with the type of material that has the highest error rate, you will start by working on problems with

  

  A. consultation reports.

  B. lab slips.

  C. correspondence.

  D. other.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 100:

  Referring again to the data collected on scanning errors, if you want to work on the type of material with the highest volume, you will work on problems with

  

  A. consultation reports.

  B. lab slips.

  C. correspondence.

  D. other.

  Correct Answer: B