AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 101:

  Collins Family Hospital had a bed count of 150 for the first 6 months of the year. On June 1, it added 15 beds when it opened a new wing. If you are given the average length of stay for the year, can you calculate the annual bed turnover rate? How?

  A. Yes, using the direct method.
  B. Yes, using the indirect method.
  C. Yes, using the Joint Commission method.
  D. No, there is insufficient data to complete the calculation.
  D. No, there is insufficient data to complete the calculation.

• Question 102:

  Diabetic microvascular disease occurs

  A. as a direct result of elevated serum glucose.
  B. as a result of elevated fat in blood.
  C. due to damage to nerve cells.
  D. only in type 1 diabetics.
  A. as a direct result of elevated serum glucose.

• Question 103:

  CMS adjusts the Medicare Severity DRGs and the reimbursement rates every

  A. calendar year beginning January 1.
  B. quarter.
  C. month.
  D. fiscal year beginning October 1.
  D. fiscal year beginning October 1.

• Question 104:

  Anna Kathryn is attending budget training for new supervisors. The representative from Finale explains that costs ________ will vary in direct proportion to changes in the volume of care provided.

  A. fixed
  B. periodic
  C. variable
  D. semi-variable
  C. variable

• Question 105:

  The average percent of patients exceeding acceptable waiting time was 3.7% (see table for question number 91). The calculated UCL is 9.4. When you plot the upper and lower limits, what would you suggest as the reason for the June variation?

  A. common cause variation
  B. root cause variation
  C. special cause variation
  D. unable to determine with the data given
  C. special cause variation

• Question 106:

  Juan comes out to speak to a patient's family. He tells them that the patient came through surgery fine. The mass was benign and they could see the patient in an hour. He talks low so that other people will not hear, but someone walked by and heard. This is

  A. a HIPAA violation because another patient overheard.
  B. an incidental disclosure.
  C. a HIPAA violation because he shared this with the patient's family who is actively involved.
  D. acceptable if the patient who overheard was asked to keep his or her mouth shut.
  B. an incidental disclosure.

• Question 107:

  Brian Hiltz was discharged from the hospital after a 3-day hospitalization and instructed to return to the outpatient department for follow-up care. ON his first visit as an outpatient, a new record was created and he was assigned a new record number. Following completion of the outpatient appointment, his outpatient record is filed permanently in the outpatient department. What is the filing system used in this situation?

  A. decentralized
  B. unit record
  C. centralized
  D. terminal digit
  A. decentralized

• Question 108:

  Jane Doe is 6 weeks post mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast. She is admitted for chemotherapy. What is the correct sequencing of the codes?

  A. V58.11 (chemotherapy), 174.9 (malignant neoplasm of the breast), V45.71 (acquired absence of breast)
  B. V58.11 (chemotherapy), V10.3 (personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast), V45.71 (acquired absence of breast)
  C. V67.00 (follow-up exam after surgery), V58.11 (chemotherapy)
  D. V10.3 (personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast)
  A. V58.11 (chemotherapy), 174.9 (malignant neoplasm of the breast), V45.71 (acquired absence of breast)

• Question 109:

  The manager of the utilization review department wants to monitor and evaluate the preventia of inappropriate admissions. When would the manager need to collect data?

  A. prospectively
  B. concurrently
  C. retrospectively
  D. long-term care review
  A. prospectively

• Question 110:

  Without even performing any complex calculations, you can get a quick, simple measure of dispersion in the LOS for yesterday's discharges by computing the

  

  A. range of the data set.
  B. mean of the data set.
  C. variance of the data set
  D. coefficient of variation of the data set.
  A. range of the data set.