AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  In a negligence or malpractice case, all of the following elements must be present in order to shift the burden of proof onto the defendant EXCEPT the

  A. event would not normally have occurred in the absence of negligence.
  B. health care facility does not have a risk management program.
  C. defendant had exclusive control over the instrumentality that caused the injury.
  D. plaintiff did not contribute to the injury.
  B. health care facility does not have a risk management program.

• Question 12:

  The delinquent rate A. cannot be determined.

  

  B. is 36%.
  C. is 50%.
  D. is 71%.
  B. is 36%.

• Question 13:

  As the HIM manager in charge of your department's budget, you are mandated to report on variances of more than 6% either positive or negative to your Chief Financial Officer and include the reasons for the variance and any action plans necessary. Based on the table below for the December variance report, what category would you be required to report on to the CFO?

  

  A. office supplies
  B. contract services
  C. travel
  D. education
  C. travel

• Question 14:

  Patient presents with a history of upper abdominal pain. Cholangiogram was negative and patient was sent to the hospital for ERCP. During the procedure the sphincter was incised and a stent was placed for drainage.

  A. 43260; 43262; 43624
  B. 43262; 43269
  C. 43267
  D. 43262; 43268
  D. 43262; 43268

• Question 15:

  The standard for record retrieval is 200 work units per month. Based on the table below, what is the variance from standard for the month of May?

  

  A. 75%
  B. 65%
  C. 53%
  D. 15%
  B. 65%

• Question 16:

  The Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital case established the following doctrine for hospitals to observe and changed the way hospitals dealt with liability.

  A. doctrine of respondeat superior
  B. doctrine of continuing wrong
  C. doctrine of res ipsa loiter
  D. doctrine of corporate negligence
  D. doctrine of corporate negligence

• Question 17:

  A histogram is a valuable tool for representing

  A. the solution to a problem.
  B. priorities in problem solving.
  C. a frequency distribution with continuous-interval data.
  D. the root causes of a problem.4,
  C. a frequency distribution with continuous-interval data.

• Question 18:

  Hysteroscopy with DandC and polypectomy

  A. 58563
  B. 58558
  C. 58120; 58100; 58555
  D. 58558; 58120
  B. 58558

• Question 19:

  Many of the departments in your facility create and modify forms often. A major key to forms control in this setting is

  A. consistent formatting of each page of each form.
  B. capturing every data item required by UHDDS.
  C. giving each form or view an identifiable name, number, and revision date.
  D. providing instructions when necessary for appropriate data fields.
  C. giving each form or view an identifiable name, number, and revision date.

• Question 20:

  William Rumple was pronounced dead on arrival (DOA). The hospital pathologist performed an autopsy on Mr. Rumple's body. This statistical event would be counted in the

  A. net death rate.
  B. gross death rate.
  C. net autopsy rate.
  D. hospital autopsy rate.
  D. hospital autopsy rate.