AHIMA RHIT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Database - Correct Answer-A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval.
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Sharing of patient information between providers - Correct Answer-Health Information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Exchange provides
d. d.
Human populations - Correct Answer-Demographics is the study of statistical information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
and
d.
Provider query form - Correct Answer-The main communication for between physicians and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
clinical documentation improvement programs is
d. d. d. d. d.
Clinical Data - Correct Answer-Which of the following would be used to locate a patient's
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
health information?
d. d.
Core performance - Correct Answer-Which of the following is a measurement used by The
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Joint Commission, CMS, and other healthcare plans to assess how well healthcare
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
organizations provide care?
d. d. d.
Legal health record - Correct Answer-Documents and data elements that a healthcare
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
provider may include in response to legally permissible requests for patient information is
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
defined as the:
d. d. d.
Family history - Correct Answer-The UHDDS does not require the following items
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
All conditions that coexist at the time of admission - Correct Answer-The UHDDS defines
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
"other diagnosis" as
d. d. d.
Master patient index - Correct Answer-Which of the following contains patient-identifiable
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
information such as the patient's name and address, date of birth, the dates the patient was
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
hospitalized or outpatient encounters, the name of the attending physician, and the health
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
record number?
d. d.
National Practitioner Data Bank - Correct Answer-The database used to gather information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
about medical malpractice payments, sanctions taken by boards of medical examiners, and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
certain professional review actions taken by healthcare entities is the
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Surgical in nature - Correct Answer-The UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
reported. A significant procedure is defined as
d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
, Data standards - Correct Answer-The specifications for the values acceptable for specific
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
data fields is referred to as
d. d. d. d. d. d.
Clinical data - Correct Answer-Documentation such as physician orders and progress note
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
are considered which of the following types of data
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
All non-outpatient settings - Correct Answer-The UHDDS application of definitions was
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
expanded to includes which type of healthcare facilities
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Hospital quality measures - Correct Answer-The effort made by The Joint Commission and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
CMS in 2004 to align current and future measures common to both and prevent duplication
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
of effort is know as
d. d. d. d. d.
Tracer - Correct Answer-Which of the following is The Joint Commission's methodology for
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
following a patient through organizational systems and processes as the patient experiences
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
care?
d.
Processing mortality statistics - Correct Answer-In addition to promoting international
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Health Level Seven - Correct Answer-Which of the following is a set of standards that
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
governs the exchange of clinical data for the purpose of exchange, integration, sharing and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
retrieval of electronic health information?
d. d. d. d. d.
Data repositories - Correct Answer-Which of the following best describes the database used
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
in every industry to store large amounts of information?
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Psychotherapy Notes - Correct Answer-Under HIPAA privacy regulations, which part of the d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
health record does a patient not have the right to access within his/her own health record?
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Confidentiality - Correct Answer-The responsibility to use, disclose, or release information d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
related to private matters is called
d. d. d. d. d. d.
Risk Analysis - Correct Answer-Under the HIPAA security rule an organization must identify
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
protected health information. This process is referred as a
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
privacy screen - Correct Answer-What is a safeguard that is used to prevent incidental
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
disclosures of PHI when an employee is working on a computer in a public area?
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Protected Health Information - Correct Answer-Individually identifiable health information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
that is transmitted by electronic media, maintained in any electronic medium, or in any other
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
form or medium is defined as
d. d. d. d. d. d.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Database - Correct Answer-A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval.
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Sharing of patient information between providers - Correct Answer-Health Information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Exchange provides
d. d.
Human populations - Correct Answer-Demographics is the study of statistical information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
and
d.
Provider query form - Correct Answer-The main communication for between physicians and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
clinical documentation improvement programs is
d. d. d. d. d.
Clinical Data - Correct Answer-Which of the following would be used to locate a patient's
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
health information?
d. d.
Core performance - Correct Answer-Which of the following is a measurement used by The
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Joint Commission, CMS, and other healthcare plans to assess how well healthcare
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
organizations provide care?
d. d. d.
Legal health record - Correct Answer-Documents and data elements that a healthcare
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
provider may include in response to legally permissible requests for patient information is
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
defined as the:
d. d. d.
Family history - Correct Answer-The UHDDS does not require the following items
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
All conditions that coexist at the time of admission - Correct Answer-The UHDDS defines
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
"other diagnosis" as
d. d. d.
Master patient index - Correct Answer-Which of the following contains patient-identifiable
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
information such as the patient's name and address, date of birth, the dates the patient was
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
hospitalized or outpatient encounters, the name of the attending physician, and the health
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
record number?
d. d.
National Practitioner Data Bank - Correct Answer-The database used to gather information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
about medical malpractice payments, sanctions taken by boards of medical examiners, and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
certain professional review actions taken by healthcare entities is the
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Surgical in nature - Correct Answer-The UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
reported. A significant procedure is defined as
d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
, Data standards - Correct Answer-The specifications for the values acceptable for specific
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
data fields is referred to as
d. d. d. d. d. d.
Clinical data - Correct Answer-Documentation such as physician orders and progress note
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
are considered which of the following types of data
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
All non-outpatient settings - Correct Answer-The UHDDS application of definitions was
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
expanded to includes which type of healthcare facilities
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Hospital quality measures - Correct Answer-The effort made by The Joint Commission and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
CMS in 2004 to align current and future measures common to both and prevent duplication
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
of effort is know as
d. d. d. d. d.
Tracer - Correct Answer-Which of the following is The Joint Commission's methodology for
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
following a patient through organizational systems and processes as the patient experiences
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
care?
d.
Processing mortality statistics - Correct Answer-In addition to promoting international
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Health Level Seven - Correct Answer-Which of the following is a set of standards that
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
governs the exchange of clinical data for the purpose of exchange, integration, sharing and
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
retrieval of electronic health information?
d. d. d. d. d.
Data repositories - Correct Answer-Which of the following best describes the database used
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
in every industry to store large amounts of information?
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Psychotherapy Notes - Correct Answer-Under HIPAA privacy regulations, which part of the d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
health record does a patient not have the right to access within his/her own health record?
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Confidentiality - Correct Answer-The responsibility to use, disclose, or release information d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
related to private matters is called
d. d. d. d. d. d.
Risk Analysis - Correct Answer-Under the HIPAA security rule an organization must identify
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
protected health information. This process is referred as a
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
privacy screen - Correct Answer-What is a safeguard that is used to prevent incidental
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
disclosures of PHI when an employee is working on a computer in a public area?
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Protected Health Information - Correct Answer-Individually identifiable health information
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
that is transmitted by electronic media, maintained in any electronic medium, or in any other
d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
form or medium is defined as
d. d. d. d. d. d.
