AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 301:

  As HIM Director, you receive a call from the CEO informing you that she has received a complaint from a patient. The patient reports that one of the coders in your department revealed the patient's diagnosis to the patient's neighbor. What action is recommended?

  A. Gather all the facts prior to meeting with the employee.
  B. Give the employee a written warning.
  C. Terminate the employee immediately for violation of the confidentiality policy.
  D. Immediately call a departmental meeting to discuss the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
  A. Gather all the facts prior to meeting with the employee.

• Question 302:

  The network topology that our system uses paused to prevent data from colliding with oth network traffic. This is

  A. FDDI.
  B. token ring.
  C. Ethernet.
  D. ATM.
  C. Ethernet.

• Question 303:

  According to current theory in the quality management field, should concurrent data collection or retrospective data collection be utilized?

  A. Concurrent and retrospective data collection methods are both necessary in order to effect meaningful interventions and contain costs.
  B. Concurrent data collection methods alone are meaningful because they emulate health practitioner training.
  C. Concurrent data collection methods alone are meaningful because interventions must always be immediate.
  D. Retrospective data collection methods alone are appropriate in the reimbursement realities of this decade.
  A. Concurrent and retrospective data collection methods are both necessary in order to effect meaningful interventions and contain costs.

• Question 304:

  Female with 6 months of stress incontinence. Outpatient therapies are not working and the patient decides to have the problem fixed. Laparoscopic urethral suspension was completed.

  A. 51992
  B. 51990
  C. 51840
  D. 51845
  B. 51990

• Question 305:

  Patient has right sacroiliac joint dysfunction and requires a right S2-S3 paravertebral facet joint] anesthetic nerve block.

  A. 62311
  B. 64475
  C. 64483
  D. 64520
  B. 64475

• Question 306:

  Mary Schnering was admitted to Community Hospital on 1/3/08 and assigned a record number of 54-47-53. The patient was later admitted on 2/14/08 and assigned the number 5488-42. Both records were eventually filed under 54-88-42. What type of numbering/filing system is being used at Community Hospital?

  A. serial-unit
  B. serial
  C. unit
  D. terminal digit
  A. serial-unit

• Question 307:

  If this physician is a nonparticipating physician who does not accept assignment for this claim, the total amount of the patient's financial liability (out-of-pocket expense) is

  A. $66.50.
  B. $38.00.
  C. $190.00.
  D. $152.00.
  A. $66.50.

• Question 308:

  An encoder that prompts the coder to answer a series of questions and choices based on the documentation in the medical record is called a(n)

  A. logic-based encoder.
  B. automated codebook.
  C. grouper.
  D. automatic code assignment.
  A. logic-based encoder.

• Question 309:

  Patient is admitted with abdominal pain. Needle biopsy of the liver reveals secondary malignancy. of the liver. Patient has an exploratory laparotomy to determine primary site. Primary site is unknown at time of discharge.

  A. 197.7, 199.1, 54.11, 50.12
  B. 197.7, 789.00, 54.11, 50.11
  C. 197.7, 199.1, 54.11, 50.11
  D. 197.7, 199.1, 789.00, 54.11, 50.12
  C. 197.7, 199.1, 54.11, 50.11

• Question 310:

  Edward is diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone with resultant electrolyte imbalance.

  

  A. 276.50
  B. 276.9, 272.9
  C. 253.6, 276.9
  D. 253.6. 276.8
  C. 253.6, 276.9