AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Which patient numbering system(s) always assign(s) the next new number in the system to new or readmitted patient to his or her health history?

  A. unit numbering system

  B. both unit and serial numbering systems

  C. both serial and serial-unit numbering systems

  D. terminal digit numbering system

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 52:

  As the HIM Director at the Pediatric Clinic, you have just contracted with a firm that will scan your retired paper records to disk. You tell the administrator you would like to have retired records currently on microfilm scanned to disk, too. The administrator would like to keep those records on roll film to save the cost of the extra scanning. You tell the administrator you don't recommend this because

  A. roll microfilm is an outdated medium that is no longer accepted in most courts.

  B. agencies with more than four rolls of microfilm must store them in fire-safe cabinets.

  C. keeping the old film will require maintaining an old reader-printer for access.

  D. roll microfilm is such an old technology that the clinic should be ashamed to use it.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 53:

  Which of the following names would be filed first alphabetically?

  A. Lovette, Thomas

  B. Lovette, Lyle

  C. Lovett, T.J. (Senior)

  D. Lovett, William

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 54:

  In a terminal digit filing system, with all records in the system, which record numbers fall directly before and after the record number 25-31-99?

  A. 24-31-98 and 26-31-00

  B. 25-30-98 and 26-32-99

  C. 24-30-99 and 26-32-00

  D. 24-31-99 and 26-31-99

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 55:

  Many of the departments in your facility create and modify forms often. A major key to forms control in this setting is

  A. consistent formatting of each page of each form.

  B. capturing every data item required by UHDDS.

  C. giving each form or view an identifiable name, number, and revision date.

  D. providing instructions when necessary for appropriate data fields.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 56:

  The decision makers in the HIM department have decided to use the decision analysis matrix method to select coding software. Use of this method will help ensure

  A. all alternatives/vendors are evaluated subjectively.

  B. the personalities of individual vendors will not influence the decision.

  C. consistent criteria are used to evaluate the alternatives/vendors.

  D. the level of software support will be considered in the decision.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 57:

  Annual costs for the only Release of Information Clerk at Happy Valley Hospital (salary benefits) are $36,429. The monthly cost for the copier used solely for ROl is $89 (supplies repairs). It costs the department $0.95 on average for ROI mailings (envelopes and posts; Happy Valley filled 687 requests for ROI last month. The cost per request for release information last month was

  A. $4.42.

  B. $4.55.

  C. $4.63.

  D. $5.50.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 58:

  A portion of a deficiency slip is reproduced below. This patient was discharged yesterday. Y greatest concern regarding deficiencies on this record would be the missing

  

  A. signature on the physical exam.

  B. signature on the discharge summary.

  C. diagnoses and procedures.

  D. operative report.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 59:

  A record documentation requirement shared by BOTH acute care and emergency departments

  A. condition on discharge.

  B. time and means of arrival.

  C. known advance directive.

  D. problem list.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 60:

  Your Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee has asked you to find out more about a computerized order entry system that calculates drug dosages based on patient parameters (weight, age, etc.) and even suggests the best drug given the patient's diagnosis and current treatment. The committee is asking for information on a(n)

  A. application system.

  B. expert system.

  C. ordering system.

  D. practice parameters system.

  Correct Answer: B