AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1571:

  If a time standard is determined from sample observations to be 2.50 minutes per record for coding emergency room records, what is the daily standard for the number of records coded when a 15% fatigue factor is allowed? The coder works

  7.5 hours per day.

  A. 153 records per day
  B. 180 records per day
  C. 192 records per day
  D. 200 records per day
  A. 153 records per day

• Question 1572:

  Nephropathy due to tuberculosis (confirmed histologically) of the kidney. Patient has a right nephrectomy performed.

  A. 016.05, 583.81, 55.51
  B. 583.81, 016.0, 55.52
  C. 016.02, 583.81, 55.51
  D. 016.02, 583.81, 55.52
  A. 016.05, 583.81, 55.51

• Question 1573:

  Case Study #1

  Dr. Roberts, an orthopedic surgeon, and Nurse Parrish head nurse on the orthopedic surgery unit, have had an acrimonious working relationship for years. While making rounds on the unit, Dr. Roberts discovered that the physical therapy evaluation he has ordered for one of his patients had not been performed and became outraged. Even though he did not have proof, Dr. Roberts placed the blame for missed evaluation with Nurse Parresh. Dr. Roberts wrote in the patient's medical record that Nurse Parrish frilled to properly order the physical therapy evaluation because she was incompetent and could not be trusted to carry out even the simplest order. After heaving read Dr. Roberts note, Nurse Parrish countered by making a disparaging remark about Dr. Roberts to the medical personnel at the nurces' station. Nurse Parrish stated that Dr. Roberts was one who was incompetent and was responsible for the needless suffering of countless patients over the years.

  Referring to Case Study #1, the oral statement by Nurse Parrish about Dr. Roberts's professional practices at the nurses' station can constitute

  A. libel.
  B. slander.
  C. perjury.
  D. defamation.
  B. slander.

• Question 1574:

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with an exacerbation of acute bronchitis

  A. 491.22
  B. 496, 466.0
  C. 466.0, 496
  D. 491.22, 466.0
  A. 491.22

• Question 1575:

  The following performance tool is used to provide structure by classifying information into smaller groups. What is the name of this chart/diagram?

  

  A. flowchart
  B. matrix
  C. affinity diagram
  D. arrow diagram
  C. affinity diagram

• Question 1576:

  A 75-year-old man is admitted to your facility with acute cerebral embolism with infarction. He had hemiplegia and dysphagia. Physical therapy was given for the hemiplegia. Dysphagia was resolved at the time of discharge

  

  A. 434.11, 342.90, V57.1
  B. 434.11, 342.90,787.20
  C. 434.11, 342.90
  D. 434.11, 342.90, 787.20, V57.1
  C. 434.11, 342.90

• Question 1577:

  A surgeon on the Health Record Committee voices a concern that, although he has been told that the operative report is to be dictated immediately after surgery, he has often had to deal with the problem of transcription backlog which prevented the report from getting on the health record in a timely manner. Your advice to this doctor is that when a known backlog exists, he should

  A. provide the dictated tape to his staff.
  B. request a "stat" report.
  C. write a detailed operative note in the record.
  D. request that administration hire more transcriptions.
  C. write a detailed operative note in the record.

• Question 1578:

  Sarah is the director of HIM at a Brandon Community Hospital. This is a small hospital that does not have an alcohol or drug abuse unit, nor does it treat patients of this type. Last night in the ER a patient came in who was diagnosed with acute alcoholism and was transferred to another facility for treatment. Does Brandon Community Hospital have to follow the regulations on the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patients?

  A. yes, if the patient was in withdrawal and any treatment was provided to him
  B. yes, since they treated the patient
  C. no, since they do not have a program and there is no staff whose primary function is to treat these patients
  D. no, since they immediately transferred the patient from the emergency room
  C. no, since they do not have a program and there is no staff whose primary function is to treat these patients

• Question 1579:

  Which of the following acts was passed to stimulate the development of standards to facilitate electronic maintenance and transmission of health information?

  A. Health Insurance for the Aged
  B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  C. Conditions of Participation
  D. Hospital Survey and Construction Act
  B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• Question 1580:

  Sickle cell pain crisis

  A. 282.62
  B. 282.60
  C. 282.5
  D. 282.42
  A. 282.62