AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 221:

  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.
  C. records or exceptions to hearsay rule.

• Question 222:

  Reporting the number of incomplete charts over a 6-month period using a run or line chart will prove valuable in the following two ways:

  A. The run or line chart data can show how much and how far service goes.
  B. Over time, the data can reveal trends and point out areas for improvement.
  C. The data in the run or line chart can indicate the level of customer satisfaction related to transcription errors.
  D. Over time, the data can reveal an increase in office morale and productivity.
  B. Over time, the data can reveal trends and point out areas for improvement.

• Question 223:

  Which of the following is an example of mitigation?

  A. providing copy of notice of privacy practices
  B. giving a discount on services
  C. sending out billing notices
  D. picking up records mailed to the wrong site
  D. picking up records mailed to the wrong site

• Question 224:

  A patient undergoes outpatient surgery. During the recovery period, the patient develops a trial fibrillation and is subsequently admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.

  A. Y
  B. N
  C. U
  D. W
  A. Y

• Question 225:

  Which department will most likely be responsible for taking corrective action regarding following quality indicator?

  

  A. Admitting
  B. Business Office
  C. Health Information Department
  D. Medical Staff Office
  B. Business Office

• Question 226:

  Patient admitted with abdominal pain. Discharge diagnosis is listed as abdominal pain due to gastroenteritis or diverticulosis.

  A. 789.00
  B. 562.10, 558.9
  C. 789.00, 558 9, 562.10
  D. 558.9, 562.10, 789.00
  C. 789.00, 558 9, 562.10

• Question 227:

  Office visit for 43-year-old male, new patient, with no complaints. Patient is applying for life insurance and requests a physical examination. A detailed health and family history was obtained and a basic physical was done. Physician completed life insurance physical form at patient's request. Blood and urine were collected.

  

  A. 99450
  B. 99386
  C. 99396
  D. 99381
  A. 99450

• Question 228:

  According to AHIMA's Position on Transmission of Health Information, the health information manager should engage in all of the following to ensure that information is properly sent via facsimile transmission EXCEPT

  A. to always follow up by sending the original record by mail.
  B. to pre-program into the machine the number of destination sites.
  C. encrypt the data if public channels are used for electronic transmittal.
  D. as the sender contact the recipient prior tb and after transmission.
  A. to always follow up by sending the original record by mail.

• Question 229:

  Mary Ellen Smith has been an excellent biller for the past 5 years of employment. Lately, you have noticed that she has the highest error rate and the lowest productivity rate of the entire billing section. She also seems to be distracted and unhappy. You have a conversation with her and she confides that she is having many "personal problems" that are causing her enormous stress. As her supervisor, you

  A. accept this explanation and determine that it is probably a temporary situation.
  B. issue a verbal warning to Mary Ellen td shape up.
  C. issue a written warning with a date to review her progress.
  D. refer her to the EAP.
  D. refer her to the EAP.

• Question 230:

  Services were provided to a patient in the emergency room after the patient twisted her ankle stepping down from a curb. The emergency room physician ordered x-rays of the ankle, which came back negative for a fracture. A problem-focused history and physical examination were performed and ankle strapping was applied. A prescription for pain was given to the patient. Code the emergency room visit only.

  A. 99201
  B. 99282
  C. 99281
  D. 99211
  C. 99281