AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1361:

  "Qualified employees should be given priority when vacancies within the organization occur"! an example of

  A. a policy of the organization.
  B. an objective for the organization.
  C. a rule for the organization.
  D. a procedure for the organization.
  A. a policy of the organization.

• Question 1362:

  Bleeding esophageal varices with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Patient is alcohol dependent. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy for control of hemorrhage.

  A. 456.20, 571.2, 303.90, 42.33
  B. 571.2, 456.20, 303.90, 280.0, 42.33
  C. 572.3, 571.2, 303.90, 456.20, 42.33
  D. 303.90, 456.20, 303.90, 42.33
  C. 572.3, 571.2, 303.90, 456.20, 42.33

• Question 1363:

  You are developing a plan that shows the fields that a database will contain, the operations that the database will exhibit, and the types of relationships. You are developing the

  A. data model.
  B. database design.
  C. database manager.
  D. data dictionary.
  A. data model.

• Question 1364:

  Which of the following agencies is empowered to implement the law governing Medicare and Medicaid?

  A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formerly known as Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
  B. Joint Commission
  C. Institutes of Health
  D. Department of Health and Human Services
  A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formerly known as Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

• Question 1365:

  In your department employee performance is rated using a continuous scale range unsatisfactory through average to outstanding. Some other departments use a discrete system which the supervisor assigns "does not meet standards," "meets standards," and "exc standards." Both systems being used are

  A. rating scales.
  B. checklists.
  C. critical incident methods.
  D. ranking methods.
  A. rating scales.

• Question 1366:

  You are considering the classification of two patients discharged from your hospital yester Both patients had a length of stay that was increased due to co-morbidities and/or complicat described below:

  

  The best way to describe these two cases would be to say that:

  A. Both Fred and Ted have concomitant chronic co-morbidities; Fred also had a nosocom complication.
  B. Both Fred and Ted have concomitant chronic co-morbidities; Ted also had an iatrog complication.
  C. Fred had a concomitant chronic co-morbidity; Ted had a concomitant complication.
  D. Fred had a concomitant chronic complication; Ted had a concomitant co-morbidity.
  B. Both Fred and Ted have concomitant chronic co-morbidities; Ted also had an iatrog complication.

• Question 1367:

  In the managed care industry, there are specific reimbursement concepts, such as "capitation." All of the following statements are true in regard to the concept of "capitation," EXCEPT

  A. each service is paid based upon the actual charges.
  B. the volume of services and their expense does not affect reimbursement.
  C. capitation means paying a fixed amount per member per month.
  D. captions involves a group of physicians or an individual physician.
  A. each service is paid based upon the actual charges.

• Question 1368:

  Your organization's employees consist of a mixture of women and men. The women are of ages, some are single mothers, others are married women with no children, and still others women who care for older parents at home. The men also have varying personal lifestyles. Y are working with Human Resources to provide a benefit program that allows your employees choose from an array of benefits based on their own needs or lifestyle. You want to offer the a(n)

  A. prepaid benefit plan.
  B. cafeteria benefit plan.
  C. flexible benefit plan.
  D. employee-driven benefit plan.
  B. cafeteria benefit plan.

• Question 1369:

  Carpal tunnel syndrome; arthroscopic release of carpal tunnel.

  A. 354.0,04.43
  B. 354.1,80.23
  C. 354.1,04.43,80.23
  D. 354.0,04.43,80.23
  D. 354.0,04.43,80.23

• Question 1370:

  Look at the graph grid displayed above. If you want to follow accepted principles for graph construction, you'll follow the three-quarter-high rule. That means the

  A. height of the graph should be three-fourths the length of the graph.
  B. length of the graph should be three-fourths the height of the graph.
  C. height of the graph should display three-fourths of the data in the graph.
  D. length of the graph should display three-fourths of the data in the graph.
  A. height of the graph should be three-fourths the length of the graph.