AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 1761:

  Courts have released adoption records based upon

  A. the request of the adoptee.

  B. the request of the biological parent(s).

  C. the Freedom of Information Act.

  D. a court order for good cause.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1762:

  The legislation that required all federally funded facilities to inform patients of their rights under rights under state law to accept or refuse medical treatment is known as____.

  A. advance directives.

  B. living wills.

  C. Patient Self-determination Act.

  D. Durable power of attorney.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1763:

  An oral consent is binding if it

  A. can be proven or corroborated.

  B. has the signature of the patient.

  C. does not cause confusion.

  D. Occurs only at the time of admission

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1764:

  To be admitted into court as evidence, medical records or health information are introduced as

  A. torts or contracts.

  B. privileged information.

  C. records or exceptions to hearsay rule.

  D. product liability.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1765:

  A health care organization's compliance plans should not only focus on regulatory compliance, but also have a

  A. strong personnel component that reduces the rapid turnover of nursing personnel.

  B. coding compliance program that prevents fraudulent coding and billing.

  C. component that increases the security of medical records.

  D. substantial program that increases the availability of clinical data.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1766:

  Written consent from the patient is required for which of the following in order to learn a patient's HIV status?

  A. insurance companies

  B. emergency medical personnel

  C. spouse or needle partner

  D. health care workers

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1767:

  The Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act addresses

  A. medical records maintained on health care workers.

  B. insurance documents.

  C. medical and lab reports in health care facilities.

  D. admissibility of record reproductions.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1768:

  The ideal consent for medical treatment obtained by the physician is

  A. expressed.

  B. informed.

  C. implied.

  D. verbal.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1769:

  Which of the following is an example of the breach of confidentiality?

  A. a nurse speaking with the physician in the patient's room

  B. staff members discussing patients in the elevator

  C. the admission clerk verifying over the phone that the patient is in-house

  D. the hospital operator paging code blue in room 3 north

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1770:

  Which of the following would be an inappropriate procedure for the custodian of the medical record to perform prior to taking a medical record from a health care facility to court?

  A. Number each page of the record in ink.

  B. Document in the file folder the total number of pages in the record.

  C. Remove any information that might prove detrimental to the hospital or physician.

  D. Prepare an itemized list of sheets contained in the medical record.

  Correct Answer: C