AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 391:

  When engaging the services of a microfilm vendor, all but which one of the following factors should be included in the contract?

  A. cost
  B. provision for destruction of original records
  C. type of reader or printer needed to view the microfilm
  D. confidentiality of information being filmed
  C. type of reader or printer needed to view the microfilm

• Question 392:

  Diagnostic testing for meaningitis usually involves

  A. blood cultures.
  B. cerebrospinal fluid analysis.
  C. stool cands.
  D. testing urine.
  B. cerebrospinal fluid analysis.

• Question 393:

  A 21-year-old employee of National Services was treated in an acute care hospital for an illness unrelated to work. A representative from the personnel department of National Services calls to request information regarding the employee's diagnosis. What would be the appropriate course of action?

  A. Request that the personnel office send an authorization for release of information that is signed and dated by the patient.
  B. Require parental consent.
  C. Release the information because the employer is paying the patient's bill.
  D. Call the patient to obtain verbal permission.
  A. Request that the personnel office send an authorization for release of information that is signed and dated by the patient.

• Question 394:

  Ralph is a 96-year-old nursing home resident who is admitted for malnutrition. Ralph has suffered a previous stroke that has left him with dysphagia. Ralph is treated for malnutritio_tij with hyperalimentation. Ralph was also found to have hypokalemia that was treated with IVY potassium replacement. On the day prior to discharge, Ralph underwent a PEG tube insertion.

  

  A. 438.82, 263.9, 787.20, 43.11
  B. 787.20, 276.8, 43.11
  C. 263.9, 276.8, 438.82, 43.11
  D. 263.9, 787.20, 276.8, 43.11
  C. 263.9, 276.8, 438.82, 43.11

• Question 395:

  What was the net death rate at Happy Valley Hospital last year? Happy Valley Hospital discharged 6069 adults/children and 545 newborns last year. A total of 1 adults/children and 1279 newborns were seen in the emergency department. Information on deaths at Happy Valley last year is listed below.

  

  A. 1.6%
  B. 1.7%
  C. 1.8%
  D. 1.9%
  B. 1.7%

• Question 396:

  The manager of the Quality Department is listing various sources of data. Which of the following data sources would be an example of an external source?

  A. emergency room logs
  B. incident reports
  C. patient registration and admission, discharge, transfer (ADT) information
  D. quality improvement organization information
  D. quality improvement organization information

• Question 397:

  In order to use the inpatient CPT consultation codes, the consulting physician must

  A. order diagnostic tests.
  B. document his findings in the patient's medical record.
  C. communicate orally his opinion to the attending physician.
  D. use the term "referral" in his report.
  B. document his findings in the patient's medical record.

• Question 398:

  Release of information has increased its use of part-time prn clerical support in order to respond to increased requests for release of information. The budget variance report will reflect

  A. the increase in the cost of part-time clerical support for ROI, but not the increase in revenue from this area.
  B. the increase in revenue from increased volume in ROI, but not the increased costs of part-time clerical support.
  C. both the increases in revenue and increased costs for clerical support in ROI.
  D. neither the increased costs nor increased revenue, as temporary changes are rarely reflected on variance reports.
  A. the increase in the cost of part-time clerical support for ROI, but not the increase in revenue from this area.

• Question 399:

  Which of the following statements is true about the Privacy Act of 1974?

  A. It applies to all organizations who maintain health care data in any form.
  B. It applies to all health care organizations.
  C. It applies to the federal government.
  D. It applies to federal government except for the Veterans Health Administration.
  C. It applies to the federal government.

• Question 400:

  You have been conducting productivity studies on your coders and find that 20% of their time devoted to querying physicians about missing or unclear diagnoses. Assuming your coders wi a 7-hour day, how many minutes do they spend per day querying physicians?

  A. 21
  B. 56
  C. 84
  D. 140
  C. 84