AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1781:

  Twelve new cases of a certain disease occurred during the month of August. If 4,000 persons were at risk during August, then the

  A. prevalence was 3 per 1,000 persons.
  B. prevalence was 6 per 1,000 persons.
  C. incidence was 3 per 1,000 persons.
  D. incidence was 6 per 1,000 persons.
  C. incidence was 3 per 1,000 persons.

• Question 1782:

  Which of the following measures should a health care facility incorporate into its institution-wide. security plan to protect the confidentiality of the patient record?

  A. verification of employee identification
  B. locked access to data processing and record areas
  C. use unique computer passwords, key cares, or biometric identification
  D. all of the above
  D. all of the above

• Question 1783:

  In which of the following circumstances would a data use agreement be required?

  A. The hospital is contracting with a new release of information company.
  B. The IRB is approving the release of a limited data set to researchers.
  C. The hospital needs to destroy records on the imaging system.
  D. The hospital needs to destroy records more than 10 years old.
  B. The IRB is approving the release of a limited data set to researchers.

• Question 1784:

  A diabetic patient is admitted to the hospital with acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to ulcer disease. In this case, the diabetes would be

  A. the principal diagnosis.
  B. a comorbid condition.
  C. a complication.
  D. irrelevant and not coded.
  B. a comorbid condition.

• Question 1785:

  A record that has been requested by subpoena duces tecum is currently located at an off-site microfilm company. By contacting the microfilm provider, you learn that the microfilm is ready and the original copy of the record still exists. What legal requirement would compel you to produce the original record for the court?

  A. best evidence rule
  B. hearsay rule
  C. motion to quash
  D. subpoena instanter
  A. best evidence rule

• Question 1786:

  You are choosing restaurants where you might eat while you are in Chicago at the AHIMA Leadership conference. You have collected the following information about four possible lunch restaurants that are all located within easy walking distance of the meeting site. The data is displayed below:

  

  You want to stay within the reimbursement rate allowed by your Component State Association, so it is important to you that you have at least a 95% chance of eating a lunch that costs no more than $10.00. Therefore, when lunchtime comes you head to

  A. Bon Appetite or Mario's.
  B. Mario's or Au Courant.
  C. Au Courant or The Windy City Grill.
  D. The Windy City Grill or Bon Appetite.
  A. Bon Appetite or Mario's.

• Question 1787:

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

• Question 1788:

  Patient presents to the hospital with a diagnosis of femoral artery atherosclerotic disease. The patient is taken to the operating room and undergoes an aortofemoral popliteal bypass.

  A. 35551
  B. 3551
  C. 35556
  D. 35656
  A. 35551

• Question 1789:

  A patient was seen by Dr. Zachary. The charge for the office visit was $125. The Medicare beneficiary had already met his deductible. The Medicare fee schedule amount is $100. Dr. Zachary does not accept assignment. The office manager will apply a practice termed as "balance billing," which means that the patient is

  A. financially liable for the Medicare fee schedule amount.
  B. financially liable for charges in excess of the Medicare fee schedule.
  C. not financially liable for any amount.
  D. is financially liable for the entire charge for the office visit.
  B. financially liable for charges in excess of the Medicare fee schedule.

• Question 1790:

  Boil, left face; incision and drainage

  A. 680.0, 86.04
  B. 680.0, 86.09
  C. 680.8, 86.11
  D. 680.0, 86.04, 86.11
  A. 680.0, 86.04