AHIMA (RHIT) Domain 2 exam 2024 with 100% correct answers
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AHIMA Domain 2
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AHIMA Domain 2
A hospital HIM department receives a subpoena duces tecum for records of a former patient. When the health record technician goes to retrieve the patient's health records, it is discovered that the records being subpoenaed have been purged in accordance with the state retention laws. In this situat...
A hospital HIM department receives a subpoena duces tecum for records of a former patient. When the
health record technician goes to retrieve the patient's health records, it is discovered that the records
being subpoenaed have been purged in accordance with the state retention laws. In this situation, how
should the HIM department respond to the subpoena? correct answersSubmit a certification of
destruction in response to the subpoena
Which of the following definitions best describes the concept of confidentiality? correct answersThe
expectation that personal information shared by an individual with a healthcare provider during the
course of care will be used only for its intended purpose
Which of the following is not an identifier under the Privacy Rule? correct answersAge 75
Mrs. Bolton is an angry patient who resents her physicians "bossing her around." She refuses to take a
portion of the medications the nurses bring to her pursuant to physician orders and is verbally abusive to
the patient care assistants. Of the following options, the most appropriate way to document Mrs.
Bolton's behavior in the patient medical record is: correct answersNoncompliant and hostile toward staff
Which of the following is a core ethical obligation of health information professionals? correct
answersProtecting patients' privacy and confidential communications
An employee accesses PHI on a computer system that does not relate to her job functions. What security
mechanism should have been implemented to minimize this security breach? correct answersAccess
controls
The HIM supervisor suspects that a departmental employee is accessing the EHR for personal reasons,
but has no specific data to support this suspicion. In this case, what should the supervisor do? correct
answersAsk the security officer for audit trail data to confirm or disprove the suspicion.
A hospital is planning on allowing coding professionals to work at home. The hospital is in the process of
identifying strategies to minimize the security risks associated with this practice. Which of the following
would be best to ensure that data breaches are minimized when the home computer is unattended?
correct answersAutomatic session terminations
, Which of the following statements is true regarding HIPAA security? correct answersInstitutions are
allowed flexibility in the way they implement HIPAA standards.
Community Hospital is discussing restricting the access that physicians have to electronic health records.
The medical record committee is divided on how to approach this issue. Some committee members
maintain that all information should be available, whereas others maintain that HIPAA restricts access.
The HIM director is part of the committee. Which of the following should the director advise the
committee? correct answersThe "minimum necessary" concept does not apply to disclosures made for
treatment purposes, but the organization must define what physicians need as part of their treatment
role.
Central City Clinic has requested that Ghent Hospital send its hospital records for Susan Hall's most
recent admission to the clinic for her follow-up appointment. Which of the following statements is true?
correct answersThe Privacy Rule's minimum necessary requirement does not apply.
The HIPAA Security Awareness and Training administrative safeguard requires all of the following
addressable implementation programs for an entity's workforce except: correct answersDisaster
recovery plan
Jeremy Lykins was required to undergo a physical exam prior to becoming employed by San Fernando
Hospital. Jeremy's medical information is: correct answersNot protected by the Privacy Rule because it is
part of a personnel record
Community Hospital is terminating its business associate relationship with a medical transcription
company. The transcription company has no further need for any identifiable information that it may
have obtained in the course of its business with the hospital. The CFO of the hospital believes that to be
HIPAA compliant, all that is necessary is for the termination to be in a formal letter signed by the CEO. In
this case, how should the director of HIM advise the CFO? correct answersConfirm that a formal letter of
termination is required and that the transcription company must provide the hospital with a certification
that all PHI that it had in its possession has been destroyed or returned.
Lane Hospital has a contract with Ready-Clean, a local company, to come into the hospital to pick up all
of the facility's linens for off-site laundering. Ready-Clean is: correct answersNot a business associate
because it does not use or disclose individually identifiable health information
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