AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1101:

  When a patient is admitted in respiratory failure due to a chronic nonrespiratory condition,

  A. the respiratory failure is the principal diagnosis.
  B. the chronic nonrespiratory problem is the principal diagnosis.
  C. only the respiratory failure is coded.
  D. only the chronic nonrespiratory condition is coded.
  A. the respiratory failure is the principal diagnosis.

• Question 1102:

  Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation (EPS) with induction of arrhythmia.

  

  A. 93618; 93620
  B. 93620
  C. 93640; 93623
  D. 93619; 93620
  B. 93620

• Question 1103:

  The method of calculating errors in a coding audit that allows for benchmarking with other hospitals, and permits the reviewer to track error by case type, is the

  A. record method
  B. benchmarking method.
  C. code method.
  D. focused review method.
  A. record method

• Question 1104:

  The file clerks in your department's main file area report they are able to locate 400 out of 450 requested records during the past month. There are a total of 4,500 records in the main file. What is the area's accuracy rate?

  A. 1.1%
  B. 8.9%
  C. 10.0%
  D. 88.9%
  D. 88.9%

• Question 1105:

  Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by entrapment of the

  A. medical nerve.
  B. tibial nerve.
  C. radial nerve.
  D. ulnar nerve.
  A. medical nerve.

• Question 1106:

  Which of the cases listed above will have an impact on the facility's gross death rate?

  A. 101-43-26
  B. 101-44-23
  C. 101-48-69
  D. 101-56-29
  B. 101-44-23

• Question 1107:

  The patient was admitted due to increasingly severe pain in his right arm, shoulder, and neck for the past 6 weeks. MRI tests showed herniation of the C5-C6 disc. Patient underwent cervical laminotomy and diskectomy C5-C6 disc. The patient is currently being treated for

  

  A. 722.0, 492.8, 414.01, V45.82, 80.51
  B. 722.11, 496, 414.01, V45.82, 03.09, 80.51
  C. 722.11, 492.8, 414.00, 03.09, 80.51
  D. 722.0, 496, 414.01, V45.82, 80.51
  D. 722.0, 496, 414.01, V45.82, 80.51

• Question 1108:

  The effective coordination of utilization review, quality assessment functions, and risk management activities can help eliminate

  A. antitrust violations.
  B. occurrence screening.
  C. duplicate record review.
  D. incident reporting.
  C. duplicate record review.

• Question 1109:

  How many major diagnostic categories are there in the MS-DRG system?

  A. 29
  B. 20
  C. 19
  D. 25
  D. 25

• Question 1110:

  A patient's husband slipped and fell in your HIM reception area and now he is suing the facility. You have to prepare detailed written answers to a long list of questions and send them to your hospital attorney. You will spend the afternoon working on

  A. affidavits.
  B. allocutions.
  C. interrogatories.
  D. depositions.
  C. interrogatories.