AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1671:

  In quality review activities, departments are directed to focus on clinical processes that are

  A. high volume.
  B. high risk.
  C. problem prone.
  D. all of the above
  D. all of the above

• Question 1672:

  The physician punctures the left common femoral to examine the right common iliac.

  A. 36245
  B. 36246
  C. 36247
  D. 36140
  A. 36245

• Question 1673:

  Which of the following is a type of laser technology that is ideal for health records because it stores data in a permanent capacity, prohibiting users from altering, misfiling, or erasing data?

  A. EDI.
  B. OCR.
  C. WORM.
  D. COM.
  C. WORM.

• Question 1674:

  The prospective payment system to hospitals for Medicare hospital s outpatients is called ___ and became effective on _________

  A. APGs, October 1,2000.
  B. RBRVS, January 1,2000.
  C. APCs, August 1,2000.
  D. DRGs, October 1,1983.
  C. APCs, August 1,2000.

• Question 1675:

  To monitor timely claims processing in a hospital, a summary report of "patient receivables" is generated frequently. Aged receivables can negatively affect a facility's cash flow; therefore, to maintain the facility's fiscal integrity, the HIM manager must routinely analyze this report.

  A. remittance advice
  B. periodic interim payments
  C. DNFB (discharged, no final bill)
  D. chargemaster
  C. DNFB (discharged, no final bill)

• Question 1676:

  Laceration of left wrist with injury to radial nerve as a result of an accident with embedded glass. Wrist laceration repaired with sutures.

  A. 881.02, 86.59
  B. 88112, E920.8, 86.59
  C. 955.3, E920.8, 86.59
  D. 881.12, 955.3, E920.8, 86.59
  D. 881.12, 955.3, E920.8, 86.59

• Question 1677:

  Webster Medical Center is installing a computerized provider order-entry system. Currently are training the staff and testing the system. We must be in the

  A. design phase.
  B. implementation phase.
  C. maintenance phase.
  D. analysis phase.
  B. implementation phase.

• Question 1678:

  In the ICD-9-CM classification systems, shooting pain in the right eye due to the presence of an intact, correctly positioned permanent contact lens would be coded as a(n)

  A. current injury.
  B. Late effect.
  C. Mechanical complication of an internal prosthetic device.
  D. Abnormal reaction of the body to the presence of an internal prosthetic device.
  D. Abnormal reaction of the body to the presence of an internal prosthetic device.

• Question 1679:

  Tina, the Coding Supervisor at Upstate Hospital, has heard rumors that the Health Information Management Department at her facility is starting a coding training program. Rumor also has it that the Department Director, Rose, is trying to recruit the coding supervisor from a neighboring hospital to head up the training position. Tina makes the following statement to the assistant director: "I'm obviously not good enough for the training position. Perhaps I should resign." As the Assistant Director, how should you respond?

  A. Ignore Tina's statement.
  B. Refer Tina to the Employee Assistance Program.
  C. Assist Tina in developing her career goals.
  D. Guarantee Tina that she will be considered for the position.
  C. Assist Tina in developing her career goals.

• Question 1680:

  Your new release of information system has part of the computing on the workstation and part on the file server. What type of technology is being used?

  A. Internet
  B. client server
  C. LAN
  D. operating system
  B. client server