AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 571:

  As a prerequisite to phasing in a new imaging system, what process would facilitate automatic indexing?

  A. redesigning forms to include bar codes
  B. removing portions of the patient record that will not be scanned
  C. converting all microfilm to optical disk format
  D. scanning only emergency room records initially
  A. redesigning forms to include bar codes

• Question 572:

  For inpatients, the first data item collected of a clinical nature is usually

  A. principal diagnosis.
  B. expected payer.
  C. admitting diagnosis.
  D. review of systems.
  C. admitting diagnosis.

• Question 573:

  ORYX is a program that was developed by

  A. CMS to track Medicare costs.
  B. Joint Commission to link patient outcomes to accreditation.
  C. NIH to track communicable diseases.
  D. AMA to allow for rapid CPT updates
  B. Joint Commission to link patient outcomes to accreditation.

• Question 574:

  As a trauma registrar working in an emergency department, you want to begin comparing your trauma care services to other hospital-based emergency departments. To ensure that your facility is collecting the same data as other facilities, you review elements from which data set?

  A. DEEDS.
  B. UHDDS.
  C. MDS.
  D. ORYX.
  A. DEEDS.

• Question 575:

  The percentage of records delinquent due to the absence of an operative report

  

  A. is 1.7%.
  B. is 2.7%.
  C. is 4.6%.
  D. cannot be determined from the information given.
  B. is 2.7%.

• Question 576:

  Patient complains of recurrent syncope following carotid thromboendarterectomy. Patient returns 2 weeks after initial surgery and undergoes repeat carotid thromboendarterectomy.

  A. 33510
  B. 35301
  C. 35201
  D. 35301; 35390
  B. 35301

• Question 577:

  Hemorrhagic cystitis; cystoscopy with biopsy of bladder

  A. 595.9, 57.33
  B. 595.9, 041.4, 57.32
  C. 595.82, 57.33
  D. 596.7, 57.33
  A. 595.9, 57.33

• Question 578:

  Patient arrives in the emergency room via a medical helicopter. The patient has sustained multiple Iife-threatening injuries due to a multiple car accident. The patient goes into cardiac arrest 10 minutes after arrival. An hour and 30 minutes of critical care time is spent trying to stabilize the patient.

  A. 99285; 99288; 99291
  B. 99291; 99292
  C. 99291; 99292; 99285
  D. 99282
  B. 99291; 99292

• Question 579:

  When an open biopsy is followed by a more extensive definitive procedure the coder reports

  A. the open biopsy.
  B. the extensive definitive procedure and the open biopsy.
  C. no procedures.
  D. the extensive definitive procedure.
  B. the extensive definitive procedure and the open biopsy.

• Question 580:

  Katie understands that employee turnover is expensive and stressful on staff. The best defense against employee dissatisfaction is

  A. the employee handbook.
  B. open and honest communication.
  C. written policies and procedures.
  D. weekly departmental meetings.
  B. open and honest communication.