AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 951:

  In regards to quality of coding, the degree tow which the codes selected accurately reflect the diagnoses and procedures refers to

  A. reliability.

  B. validity.

  C. completeness.

  D. timeliness.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 952:

  The Health care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) consists of a set of databases that include data on inpatients whose care is paid for by third-party payers. HCUP is an initiative of the

  A. Agency for Health care Research and Quality

  B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  C. National Library of Medicine.

  D. World Health Organization.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 953:

  In regard to quality of coding, the degree to which the same results (same codes) are obtained by different coders or on multiple attempts by the same coder refers to

  A. reliability.

  B. validity.

  C. completeness.

  D. timeliness.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 954:

  In relation to birth defects registries, active surveillance systems

  A. use trained staff to identify cases in all hospitals, clinics, and other facilities through review of patient records, indexes, vital records, and hospital logs.

  B. are commonly used in all 50 states.

  C. miss 10% to 30% of all cases.

  D. rely on reports submitted by hospitals, clinics, or other sources.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 955:

  The abstract completed on the patients in your hospital contains the following items: patient demographics; pre-hospital interventions; vital signs on admission; procedures and treatment prior to hospitalization; transport modality; and injury severity score. The hospital uses this data for its

  A. AIDS registry.

  B. diabetes registry.

  C. implant registry.

  D. trauma registry.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 956:

  The Cancer Committee at your hospital requests a list of all patients entered into your cancer registry in the last year. This information would be obtained by checking the

  A. disease index.

  B. tickler file.

  C. accession register.

  D. suspense file.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 957:

  The reference date for a cancer registry is

  A. January 1 of the year in which the registry was established.

  B. the date when data collection began.

  C. the date that the Cancer Committee is established.

  D. the date that the cancer program applies for approval by the American College of Surgeons.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 958:

  TO gather statistics for surgical services provided on an outpatient basis, which of the following codes are needed?

  A. ICD-9-CM codes

  B. Evaluation and Management Codes

  C. HCPCS Level II Codes

  D. CPT codes

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 959:

  Case definition is important of all types of registries. Age will certainly be an important criterion for accessing a case in a(n) ____________ registry.

  A. implant.

  B. trauma.

  C. HIV/AIDS.

  D. birth defects.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 960:

  Which of the following is expected to enable hospitals to collect more specific information for use in patient care, benchmarking, quality assessment, research, public health reporting, strategic planning, and reimbursement?

  A. LOINC

  B. ICD-10-CM

  C. NDC

  D. NANDA

  Correct Answer: B