AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  Patient presents to the emergency room with chest pains. The patient is admitted as a 23-hour observation. The cardiologist orders cardiac workup and the patient undergoes left heart catheterization via the left femoral artery with visualization of the coronary arteries and left ventriculography. The physician interprets the report. Code the heart catheterization.

  A. 36245; 93514; 93545; 93540; 93555
  B. 93524; 93545; 93542; 93555; 93556
  C. 93510; 93545; 93543; 93555; 93556
  D. 93511; 93539; 93541; 93545; 93555
  C. 93510; 93545; 93543; 93555; 93556

• Question 112:

  The limiting charge is a percentage limit on fees specified by legislation that the nonparticipating physician may bill Medicare beneficiaries above the nonPAR fee schedule amount. The limiting charge is

  A. 10%
  B. 15%
  C. 20%
  D. 50%
  B. 15%

• Question 113:

  The extent to which the HIPAA privacy rule may regulate an individual's rights of access is not meant to preempt other existing federal laws and regulations. This means that if an individual's rights of access

  A. is less under another existing federal law, I IIPAA must follow the directions of that law.
  B. is refused by a federal facility, HIPAA must also refuse the individual of the access.
  C. is greater under another applicable federal law, the individual should be afforded the greater access.
  D. is greater under another existing federal law, l-iIPAA can obstruct freedoms of the other federal law when using electronic health records.
  C. is greater under another applicable federal law, the individual should be afforded the greater access.

• Question 114:

  Rachel, a nurse, can write progress notes in the patient's electronic health record. Vera, a cod can view the progress notes but is not authorized to write a progress note. What controls this?

  A. authentication
  B. two-factor authentications
  C. biometrics
  D. based access control
  D. based access control

• Question 115:

  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.
  B. women who smoke.

• Question 116:

  As based in case law decisions and the Joint Commission standards, who is ultimately responsible to ensure quality and appropriateness of patient care in a health care facility?

  A. chief executive officer
  B. medical staff
  C. governing body or board of trustees
  D. hospital attorney
  C. governing body or board of trustees

• Question 117:

  Parker is a type I diabetic with hypertension that is currently controlled with medication. Parker was admitted through the ED for an emergency appendectomy. Following surgery, the patient developed an infection at the wound site that was treated with antibiotics. Parker's principal diagnosis is the

  A. complications of hypertension
  B. co-morbidity of the wound infection
  C. co-morbidity of type 1 diabetes
  D. acute appendicitis
  D. acute appendicitis

• Question 118:

  Three people applied for a job: Ted is 84, Fred is 62, and Joe is 38. None of the applicants were offered the job. Given some of the remarks made during the interview, all three men felt they were not hired because they might have been considered too old. They went to an attorney to inquire into filing suit under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The attorney said

  A. Ted may have a case, but Fred and Joe are too young to qualify under the Act.
  B. Ted and Fred may have a case, but Joe is too young to qualify under the Act.
  C. Fred and Joe may have a case, but Ted is too old to qualify under the Act.
  D. Fred may have a case, but Joe is too young and Ted is too old to qualify under the Act.
  D. Fred may have a case, but Joe is too young and Ted is too old to qualify under the Act.

• Question 119:

  Patient presents to the hospital for skin grafts due to previous third-degree burns. The burn' eschar of the back was removed. Once the eschar was removed, the defect size measured 10 an a, 10 cm. A skin graft from a donor bank was placed onto the defect and sewn into place as a temporary wound closure.

  A. 15170,15002
  B. 15300
  C. 15002,15200
  D. 15002, 15300
  D. 15002, 15300

• Question 120:

  A direction to "code first underlying disease" should be considered

  A. only when coding inpatient records.
  B. a mandatory instruction.
  C. mandatory dependent upon the code selection.
  D. a suggestion only.
  B. a mandatory instruction.