AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 581:

  In reviewing the policies on release of information in respect to the privacy rules, you note is still acceptable to allow release of protected health information without patient permission

  A. the patient's spouse.
  B. a health care provider interested in the case.
  C. the quality assurance committee for review purposes.
  D. a third-party payer with a direct interest in the case.
  C. the quality assurance committee for review purposes.

• Question 582:

  Which physician spent the longest average time with patients on that day?

  

  A. Beasley
  B. Wolf
  C. Baumstark
  D. Robinson
  B. Wolf

• Question 583:

  Case Study #2

  You are the director of the Health Information Management Department for Bayshore Hospital. A former patient of the hospital, Barbara Masters, is suing the hospital for negligent care of an infected decubitus ulcer. You are asked by

  Barbara's attorney to provide sworn verbal testimony and/or written answers to questions.

  Referring to Case Study #2, the written answers to questions you have been asked to provide are known as a(n)

  A. interrogatory.
  B. deposition.
  C. physical and mental examination.
  D. court order.
  A. interrogatory.

• Question 584:

  Which of the following sequences correctly depicts the flow of blood through the heat to the lungs?

  A. right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, pulmonary artery
  B. right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs
  C. right ventricle, right atrium, lungs, pulmonary artery
  D. right ventricle, right atrium, pulmonary artery, lungs
  B. right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs

• Question 585:

  Patient presents to the hospital with ulcer of the right foot. Patient is taken to the operating room where a revision of the right metatarsal head is performed.

  A. 28104-RT
  B. 28111-RT
  C. 28288-RT
  D. 28899-RT
  D. 28899-RT

• Question 586:

  Rheumatoid arthritis typically affects the

  A. intervertebral disks.
  B. hips and shoulders
  C. knees and small joints of the hands and feet.
  D. large, weight-bearing joints.
  C. knees and small joints of the hands and feet.

• Question 587:

  Maria has received a request to update a patient's insurance number. She accesses the______ and updates the system. What system is she using?

  A. executive information system
  B. clinical decision support system
  C. admission-discharge-transfer system
  D. laboratory information system
  C. admission-discharge-transfer system

• Question 588:

  A piece of objective data collected upon initial assessment of the patient is the

  A. review of systems.
  B. history of present illness.
  C. chief complaint.
  D. vital signs.
  D. vital signs.

• Question 589:

  What process assists a health care facility in continuously looking at the ways that problems develop and seeking ways to prevent problems from happening in the future?

  A. risk management
  B. quality control
  C. utilization management
  D. performance improvement
  D. performance improvement

• Question 590:

  The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is a project sponsored by the

  A. National Library of Medicine.
  B. CMS.
  C. World Health Organization.
  D. Officer of Inspector General.
  A. National Library of Medicine.