AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 631:

  Decrease in blood pressure, salivation, and heart rate are examples of

  A. automatic nervous system responses.
  B. higher brain function.
  C. parasympathetic nervous system responses.
  D. sympathetic nervous system responses.
  C. parasympathetic nervous system responses.

• Question 632:

  Employers may be able to demonstrate that age is a reasonable requirement for a position. Su an exception to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is called a

  A. job description essential.
  B. bona fide occupational qualification.
  C. essential element for employment.
  D. there is no such exception to ADEA.
  B. bona fide occupational qualification.

• Question 633:

  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, Barbara Masters is the_____________ in this case.

  A. appellant
  B. appellee
  C. defendant
  D. plaintiff
  D. plaintiff

• Question 634:

  The proposed National Health care Information Network (NHIN) dimensions are graphically depicted in the diagram below, with Roman numerals added to allow for the identification of specific areas. Where would information concerning a patient's health insurance be located on this chart?

  

  A. I
  B. ll
  C. III
  D. V
  B. ll

• Question 635:

  Mandatory reporting requirements for vital statistics generally

  A. do not require authorization by the patient.
  B. require authorization by the physician.
  C. require authorization by the payer.
  D. do not apply to health care facilities.
  A. do not require authorization by the patient.

• Question 636:

  Outsourcing information systems results in which of the following?

  A. increased accessibility of competent IT staff
  B. reduced equipment investment
  C. reduction in time to implement
  D. all of the above
  A. increased accessibility of competent IT staff

• Question 637:

  A patient who was admitted to the hospital on January 14 and discharged on March 2 in a nonleap year has a length of stay of

  A. 45 days.
  B. 46 days.
  C. 47 days.
  D. 48 days.
  C. 47 days.

• Question 638:

  Mark has a long history of epilepsy. He is brought to the emergency department and is admitted with intractable epileptic seizures. Mark's epilepsy is the result of a head injury he suffered several years ago.

  

  A. 780.39, 907.0
  B. 345.91, 907.0
  C. 345.3
  D. 345.10, 780.39
  B. 345.91, 907.0

• Question 639:

  Procedures on bony pelvis

  A. 00400
  B. 01170
  C. 01120
  D. 01190
  C. 01120

• Question 640:

  Looking more closely at the LOS for these patients. When you calculate the standard deviation the data, you would expect

  

  A. a large standard deviation because the dispersion is large.
  B. a small standard deviation because the dispersion is small.
  C. a large standard deviation because the dispersion is small.
  D. a small standard deviation because the dispersion is large.
  A. a large standard deviation because the dispersion is large.