AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1211:

  The data display below is a

  

  A. normal distribution or curve.
  B. positive skewed curve.
  C. negative skewed curve.
  D. heterogenous curve.
  E. none of the above.
  A. normal distribution or curve.

• Question 1212:

  In a court of law, Attorney A, the attorney for Sun City Hospital, introduces the medical record from the hospital as evidence. However, Attorney B, the attorney for the defendant, objects on the grounds that the medical record is subject to the hearsay rule which prohibits its admission as evidence. Attorney B's objection is overridden. Why?

  A. The medical record does not belong to the hospital; therefore, the hospital has no right to release the medical record as evidence.
  B. It would violate physician-patient privilege, even though the patient signed a proper release of information form.
  C. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur prevails; therefore, reference to the medical record is moot.
  D. The medical record may be admitted as business records or as an explicit exception to hearsay rule.
  D. The medical record may be admitted as business records or as an explicit exception to hearsay rule.

• Question 1213:

  Placement of vascular shunt in forearm

  A. 01844
  B. 01850
  C. 00532
  D. 01840
  A. 01844

• Question 1214:

  These services are those performed by a nonphysician practitioner (such as a Physician Assistant) that are an integral yet incidental component of a physician's treatment for illness or injury. A physician must have personally performed an initial visit and must remain actively involved in the continuing care to the patient. Medicare requires direct supervision for these services to be billed.

  A. "technical component" billing.
  B. "assignment" billing.
  C. "incident to" billing.
  D. "assistant" billing.
  C. "incident to" billing.

• Question 1215:

  Emma Miller, RHIA, interviewed one applicant for the position of inpatient coder and subsequently hired the applicant. During the 20-minute interview, she told the applicant about the department and hospital and what the job entailed. Much to Emma's disappointment, this newly hired employee did not work out. What went wrong?

  A. Emma asked too many questions during the interview.
  B. Emma should not have told the applicant anything about the hospital because that is the responsibility of Human Resources.
  C. Emma failed to interview enough applicants.
  D. Emma did not allow enough time for the interview.
  C. Emma failed to interview enough applicants.

• Question 1216:

  According to AHIMA's recommended retention standards, which one of the following types of health information does NOT need to be retained permanently?

  A. physician index
  B. register of births
  C. register of surgical procedures
  D. register of deaths
  A. physician index

• Question 1217:

  Patient with hematochromatosis, had a therapeutic phlebotomy performed on an outpatient basis.

  A. 99195
  B. 36522
  C. 36514
  D. 99199
  A. 99195

• Question 1218:

  Your system just crashed. Fortunately you have established a site that holds computer processors that can be converted to meet our needs quickly. This is a

  A. hot site.
  B. cold site.
  C. redundant site.
  D. backup site
  B. cold site.

• Question 1219:

  Jessica has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to toxic multinodular goiter with cris She also has hypertension and has a history of sick sinus syndrome with pacemaker insertio Jessica has a partial thyroidectomy on this admission.

  

  A. 240.9, 401.0, 427.81, 06.4
  B. 242.21, 401.9, 427.81, V45.01, 06.39
  C. 240.9, 242.21, 401.9. V45.01, 06.4
  D. 242.21, 401.9. V45.01, 06.39
  D. 242.21, 401.9. V45.01, 06.39

• Question 1220:

  The data on your hard drive was erased by a corrupted file that had been attached to an e-message. If you had ___________ software, maybe this would not have happened.

  A. productivity
  B. utility
  C. virus
  D. encryption
  C. virus