AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 1731:

  Bayside Hospital has 275 adult beds, 30 pediatric beds, and 40 bassinets. In a nonleap year, inpatient service days were 75,860 for adults, 7,100 for pediatrics, and 11,800 for newborns. What was the average daily census for the year?

  A. 227

  B. 208

  C. 207

  D. 259

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1732:

  In order to derive the total inpatient service days for any given day, you would need to A. subtract intra-hospital transfers from the inpatient census.

  B. add same-day admits and discharges to the inpatient census.

  C. add intra-hospital transfers to the inpatient census.

  D. subtract same day admits and discharges from the inpatient census.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1733:

  Mr. McDonaldson was admitted to your hospital at 10:45 PM on January 1, 2008. He died at 4:22 AM on January 3, 2008. How many inpatient service days did Mr. McDonaldson receive?

  A. 1

  B. 2

  C. 3

  D. 4

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1734:

  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.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1735:

  Jason collected data on the length of stay (LOS) for 10 patients and then determined the LOS as follows:

  

  What is wrong with Jason's determination of the median?

  A. There is nothing wrong with Jason's determination of the median.

  B. Jason forgot to put the numbers in sequential order before determining the median.

  C. It is not possible to determine the median on such a small number of data points.

  D. It is not possible to determine the median on an even number of data points.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1736:

  All Women's Hospital reports the following statistics: How many deliveries occurred?

  

  A. 50

  B. 57

  C. 60

  D. 67

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1737:

  The inpatient census at midnight is 67. Two patients were admitted in the morning; I died two hours later; the second patient was transferred to another facility that same afternoon. The inpatient service days for that day will be

  A. 65.

  B. 67.

  C. 68.

  D. 69.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1738:

  The major purpose of random assignment in a clinical trial is to

  A. reduce selection bias in allocation of treatment.

  B. help ensure that study subjects are representative of the general population.

  C. facilitate double-blinding.

  D. ensure that the study groups are comparable on baseline characteristics.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1739:

  Patients in the pediatrics ward were studied to determine their favorite color. The survey results are listed below. The results of the favorite color study are reported in a

  A. percentage.

  B. ratio.

  C. frequency distribution.

  D. systematic fashion.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1740:

  All of the following items mean the same thing, with one exception:

  A. inpatient service day.

  B. daily inpatient census.

  C. daily census.

  D. inpatient census.

  Correct Answer: D