AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  A HIM Department, currently using, 2,540 linear filing inches to store records, plans to purchase new open-shelf filing units. Each of the shelves in a new 6-shelf unit measures 36 linear filing inches. It is estimated that an additional 400 filing inches should be planned for to allow for 5-year expansion needs. How many new file shelving units should be purchased?

  A. 11
  B. 12
  C. 13
  D. 14
  D. 14

• Question 162:

  You have to decide which type of firewall that you want to use in your facility. Which of the following is one of your options?

  A. packet filter
  B. secure socket layer
  C. CCOW
  D. denial of service
  B. secure socket layer

• Question 163:

  Patient admitted to the hospital for repair of ventral hernia. Surgery is canceled after chest x-ray revealed lower lobe pneumonia. Patient is placed on antibiotics to treat the pneumonia.

  A. 553.20, 486, V64.1
  B. 486, 553.20, V64.3
  C. 486, 553.20
  D. 553.20, 486
  A. 553.20, 486, V64.1

• Question 164:

  An employee utilizes the patient's name and Social Security number to obtain a credit card. This is an example of

  A. theft.
  B. de-identified information.
  C. limited data set.
  D. security incident.
  A. theft.

• Question 165:

  Protected health information includes

  A. only electronic individually identifiable health information.
  B. only paper individually identifiable health information.
  C. individually identifiable health information in any format stored by a health care provider.
  D. individually identifiable health information in any format stored by a health care provider or business associate.
  D. individually identifiable health information in any format stored by a health care provider or business associate.

• Question 166:

  Mrs. Jones had an appendectomy on November 1. She was taken back to surgery on November 2 for evacuation of a hematoma of the wound site. Identify the modifier that may be reported for the November 2 visit.

  A. -58
  B. -76
  C. -78
  D. -79
  C. -78

• Question 167:

  The Conditions of Participation requires that the medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations address the status of consultants. Which of the following reports would normally be considered a consultation?

  A. tissue examination done by the pathologist
  B. impressions of a cardiologist asked to determine whether patient is a good surgical risk
  C. interpretation of a radiologic study
  D. technical interpretation of electrocardiogram
  B. impressions of a cardiologist asked to determine whether patient is a good surgical risk

• Question 168:

  The correspondence section of your department receives an average of 50 requests per day for release of information. It takes an average of 30 minutes to fulfill each request. Using 6.5 productive hours per day as your standard, calculate the staffing needs for the correspondence section.

  A. 3.8 FTE
  B. 2.5 FTE
  C. 3 FTE
  D. 4 FTE
  A. 3.8 FTE

• Question 169:

  A patient admitted to the hospital on January 24 and discharged on February 9 has a length

  A. 16 days.
  B. 15 days.
  C. 17 days.
  D. 14 days.
  A. 16 days.

• Question 170:

  Pencillin is effective in the treatment of all the following diseases EXCEPT

  A. lordosis.
  B. Lyme disease.
  C. strep throat.
  D. syphilis.
  A. lordosis.