RHIA Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers
When health care facilities close or medical practices dissolve, procedures for disposition of patient records should take into consideration all of the following EXCEPT
A. state laws and licensing standards.
B. Communities of Practice requirements...
RHIA Exam Review Questions with
Correct Answers
When health care facilities close or medical practices dissolve, procedures for
disposition of patient records should take into consideration all of the following EXCEPT
A. state laws and licensing standards.
B. Communities of Practice requirements.
C. needs of patients.
D. Medicare requirements. - Answer-B. Communities of Practice requirements.
Case finding methods for patients with diabetes include a review of all but which one of
the following?
A. health plans
B. CPT diagnostic codes
C. billing data
D. medication lists - Answer-B. CPT diagnostic codes
What type of plan is a Joint Commission-accredited facility required to maintain to
protect health information from catastrophes such as fire, flooding, bomb threats, and
theft?
A. budget
B. disaster
C. case management
D. patient care - Answer-B. disaster
Which of the following is NOT an alternative storage method for paper-based records?
A. microfilm
B. optical imaging
C. computer
D. outguide - Answer-D. outguide
Which of the following issues would be of LEAST concern when storing health records
in off-site storage?
A. operating hours of the storage facility
B. safety and confidentiality procedures
C. filing order of the records
D. procedure for request of a record in an emergency - Answer-C. filing order of the
records
,The HIM Department maintains 500,000 records and responds to 5,000 requests for
records in a given period of time. What is the record usage rate?
A. 0.01%
B. 1%
C. 5%
D. 10% - Answer-B. 1%
(5,000 x 100) divided by 500,000 = 1%
Which one of the following is NOT a data retrieval tool?
A. color
B. sound
C. point-and-click fields
D. icons - Answer-C. point-and-click fields
When engaging the services of a microfilm vendor, all but which one of the following
factors should be included in the contract?
A. who performs record preparation
B. provision for destruction of original records
C. type of reader or printer needed to view the microfilm
D. confidentiality of information being filmed - Answer-C. type of reader or printer
needed to view the microfilm
What would be the most cost-effective and prudent course of action for the storage or
disposition of 250,000 records at a large teaching and research hospital?
A. storing the records off-site at a cost of $25,000 per year
B. scanning all 250,000 records for a cost of $195,000
C. purging and storing all death records off-site at a cost of $20,000 per year
D. destroying all records older than 3 years for a cost of $50,000 - Answer-B. scanning
all 250,000 records for a cost of $195,000
The total number of records filed during the month is 2,500 and, upon completion of a
filing accuracy study, 90 records were not found. What is the accuracy rate for filing?
A. 1%
B. 4%
C. 28%
D. 96% - Answer-D. 96%
2,500 - 90 = 2,410
(2,410 x 100) divided by 2,500 = 96.4% filing accuracy
A quality control measure that should be established for the filing, storage, and retrieval
of health records includes criteria for the
A. accuracy of analyzing records.
B. number of incomplete records.
C. inclusion of late reports.
D. tracking of release of information requests. - Answer-C. inclusion of late reports.
, According to AHIMA's recommended retention standards, which of the following types
of health information does NOT need to be retained permanently?
A. physician index
B. register of births
C. register of surgical procedures
D. register of deaths - Answer-A. physician index
Which one of the following actions would NOT be included int he professional
obligations of the health information practitioner that lead to responsible handling of
patient health information?
A. Educate consumers about their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of their
personal health information.
B. Extend privacy and security principles into all aspects of the data use, access, and
control program adopted in the organization.
C. Honor the patient-centric direction of the national agenda.
D. Take a compromising position toward optimal interpretation of nonspecific
regulations and laws. - Answer-D. Take a compromising position toward optimal
interpretation of nonspecific regulations and laws
If there is more than one patient with the identical last name, first name, and middle
initial, the master patient index entries are then arranged according to the
A. date of birth.
B. date of admission.
C. social security number.
D. mother's maiden name. - Answer-A. date of birth
Which of the following is NOT a step in developing a health record retention schedule?
A. conducting an inventory of the facility's records
B. determining the format and location of storage
C. assigning all records the same retention period
D. destroying records that are no longer needed - Answer-C. assigning all records the
same retention period
What type of filing system is being used if records are filed in the following order: 12-23-
75, 12-34-29, 12-35-71, 13-42-14, and 14-32-79?
A. terminal digit
B. straight numeric
C. social security number
D. middle digit - Answer-B. straight numeric
If there are 150,000 records and the HIM Department receives 3,545 requests for
records within a given period of time, what is the request rate?
A. 2.4%
B. 3.5%
C. 4.6%
D. 5.1% - Answer-A. 2.4%
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