AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1391:

  The second step is

  A. cases are differentiated based on the presence or absence of complications/ comorbidites (CCs) or major complications comorbidites (MCCS).
  B. cases are divided into either a surgical partition or a medical partition.
  C. the principal diagnosis determines the MDC assignment.
  D. diagnoses and procedures are coded using ICD-9-CM.
  C. the principal diagnosis determines the MDC assignment.

• Question 1392:

  Pathologist bills for gross and microscopic examination of medial meniscus.

  A. 88300
  B. 88302; 88311
  C. 88325
  D. 88304
  D. 88304

• Question 1393:

  Heartland Health System has set hiring goals and taken steps to guarantee equal employment opportunities for protected groups' members (e.g., American Indians, women, blacks, etc.). It is complying with

  A. Affirmative Action.
  B. Equal Pay Act.
  C. Minority Hiring Act.
  D. Civil Rights Act.
  A. Affirmative Action.

• Question 1394:

  The Director of a Health Information Department prepared a document in which the folio information could be obtained: job title, reporting line, span of control, and routes of promo The document she was preparing was a(n)

  A. job description.
  B. organizational chart.
  C. work distribution chart.
  D. job procedure.
  B. organizational chart.

• Question 1395:

  On his 5/23/08 admission to Metropolitan Hospital, David Robinson was assigned the medical record number 07-23-38. The previous record number assigned to Mr. Robinson during a 4/1/07 admission was 07-10-47. In a serial numbering/ filing system, how would these records be filed?

  A. Both records are combined under 07-10-47.
  B. Both records are combined under 07-23-38.
  C. Each admission is filed under its own number.
  D. Previous records are brought forward and filed under the latest number issued.
  C. Each admission is filed under its own number.

• Question 1396:

  Julian supervises the department's coding section. He notices that the coding technician is working 30 additional minutes each day before clocking in at her scheduled starting time. After discussing her timecard with her, he discovers she is starting work early in order to check the unbilled account report. Under which act are you required to pay her for all hours worked?

  A. ERISA
  B. Fair Labor Standards Act
  C. National Labor Relations Act
  D. Equal Pay Act
  B. Fair Labor Standards Act

• Question 1397:

  In ___________ anemia the red blood cells become shaped like elongated crescents in the presence of low oxygen concentration.

  A. aplastic
  B. folic acid
  C. sickle cell
  D. Vitamin B
  C. sickle cell

• Question 1398:

  The third step is

  A. cases are differentiated based on the presence or absence of complications/ comorbidites (CCs) or major complications comorbidites (MCCS).
  B. cases are divided into either a surgical partition or a medical partition.
  C. the principal diagnosis determines the MDC assignment.
  D. diagnoses and procedures are coded using ICD-9-CM.
  B. cases are divided into either a surgical partition or a medical partition.

• Question 1399:

  As the Director of the Health Information Department, you are preparing a request for approval for the purchase of an encoding system. Because this is considered a capital request, you required to submit the cost-benefit ratio. The software and license costs $6,000, hardware. maintenance is $1,500, and the training of two employees will cost $500. It is expected that encoding system will increase reimbursement by $10,000. The cost- benefit ratio is

  A. 0.8.
  B. 1.7.
  C. 1.25.
  D. 1.33.
  C. 1.25.

• Question 1400:

  Using terminal digit filing, the record number on the folders immediately in front of and behind the number 24-31-83 would be

  A. 23-31-83 and 25-31-83.
  B. 24-31-82 and 23-31-83.
  C. 25-31-83 and 23-41-83.
  D. 24-32-83 and 24-33-83.
  A. 23-31-83 and 25-31-83.