HIT 206 MANAGEMENT TEST 1 CH 7 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
The HIM director at University Hospital is acquiring several other areas within the healthcare
organization including clinical documentation improvement, physician coding, and clinic coding. The
director knows that she will need additional staff to integrate these tasks into the HIM department.
She should first _____________to explain the performance gaps that will be experienced within the
HIM department. - Answers performs a needs assessment
University Hospital has been undergoing many changes which in turn required the HIM department to
perform different jobs and tasks. The HIM director is going to ask for approval for a full job analysis
for the job tasks performed within the chart management area. The following items are considered
triggers for requesting a job analysis to be performed - Answers sector changes, organizational
changes, and employees' perceptions of the jobs being performed.
Sarah is not clear about why she needs to collect so much data as she performs her HIM job. Sarah's
manager explains that the basic premise behind collecting job analysis data is to determine the job
requirements and delineate appropriate _____________ & ______________ - Answers Position
classification; grade level assignments
Mary, a coding manager, has been asked to evaluate her coders' job descriptions and match the level
of learning to the verbs that are utilized to describe the job tasks. Mary would utilize
______________to perform this analysis. - Answers Bloom's taxonomy job task verbs and levels of
learning
The HIM director at University Health System has been reviewing the job titles within the department
and throughout the organization. She is trying to evaluate if she should change some of the titles. The
tips listed bellowed are all guidance for deciding when to change job titles except: - Answers An HIM
employee does not like having the same title as others within her area.
The HIM coding manager needs to post a new job opening within her area: Data Integrity Analyst. A
______________describes the key tasks and responsibilities of a job and what is utilized for posting
job openings. - Answers job summary
Jaime, who holds the registered health information administrator (RHIA) credential, performs data
analysis within an HIM department. She is getting bored with her job but she does not want to leave
the organization. There are currently no opportunities for upward mobility within the department.
Jaime recently read about job crafting and she realizes she should evaluate the following dimensions
within her job: - Answers Job tasks, job relationships, and job perceptions
The coding team at University Health has been performing primary data collection on coding jobs and
tasks utilizing a structured questionnaire. The coding manager wants to utilize a secondary data
collection model for gathering more information on emerging coding roles in the healthcare industry.
The following methods are all considered secondary data collection methods: - Answers Technical
conference method, competency model, O*NET, standardized questionnaires, and checklists
The HIM director collected primary data on the chart management functions and is now ready to
complete the job responsibility task tool template for these job roles. Some tips for writing job tasks
on the template include all of the following except: - Answers Combine as many tasks as you can to
make job functions fit together better.
An important item that should be included within a job description is the job _______as this provides
the situations or conditions where the employee performs the job. - Answers context
Memorial Hospital is a 45-bed rural hospital. The last two directors of HIM stayed less than six months
each, and the position has been open for four months. Which of the following recruitment methods
should the chief financial officer (CFO) consider to fill the open HIM director position: - Answers
outsourcing
Which of the following is an indirect cost of recruitment - Answers lost productivity due to open
positions
Pressed for time, Sara hired her new release of information clerk without doing a reference check.
When the new clerk committed a violation of patient confidentiality, it came to light that she had
committee similar violations at her previous place of employment. By not checking the clerk's
references, Sara has opened the hospital to charge of - Answers negligent hiring
During her interview for the position of assistant director of HIM, Jackie spends separate time
answering questions with the director of HIM, all of the members of the coding section, and the
The HIM director at University Hospital is acquiring several other areas within the healthcare
organization including clinical documentation improvement, physician coding, and clinic coding. The
director knows that she will need additional staff to integrate these tasks into the HIM department.
She should first _____________to explain the performance gaps that will be experienced within the
HIM department. - Answers performs a needs assessment
University Hospital has been undergoing many changes which in turn required the HIM department to
perform different jobs and tasks. The HIM director is going to ask for approval for a full job analysis
for the job tasks performed within the chart management area. The following items are considered
triggers for requesting a job analysis to be performed - Answers sector changes, organizational
changes, and employees' perceptions of the jobs being performed.
Sarah is not clear about why she needs to collect so much data as she performs her HIM job. Sarah's
manager explains that the basic premise behind collecting job analysis data is to determine the job
requirements and delineate appropriate _____________ & ______________ - Answers Position
classification; grade level assignments
Mary, a coding manager, has been asked to evaluate her coders' job descriptions and match the level
of learning to the verbs that are utilized to describe the job tasks. Mary would utilize
______________to perform this analysis. - Answers Bloom's taxonomy job task verbs and levels of
learning
The HIM director at University Health System has been reviewing the job titles within the department
and throughout the organization. She is trying to evaluate if she should change some of the titles. The
tips listed bellowed are all guidance for deciding when to change job titles except: - Answers An HIM
employee does not like having the same title as others within her area.
The HIM coding manager needs to post a new job opening within her area: Data Integrity Analyst. A
______________describes the key tasks and responsibilities of a job and what is utilized for posting
job openings. - Answers job summary
Jaime, who holds the registered health information administrator (RHIA) credential, performs data
analysis within an HIM department. She is getting bored with her job but she does not want to leave
the organization. There are currently no opportunities for upward mobility within the department.
Jaime recently read about job crafting and she realizes she should evaluate the following dimensions
within her job: - Answers Job tasks, job relationships, and job perceptions
The coding team at University Health has been performing primary data collection on coding jobs and
tasks utilizing a structured questionnaire. The coding manager wants to utilize a secondary data
collection model for gathering more information on emerging coding roles in the healthcare industry.
The following methods are all considered secondary data collection methods: - Answers Technical
conference method, competency model, O*NET, standardized questionnaires, and checklists
The HIM director collected primary data on the chart management functions and is now ready to
complete the job responsibility task tool template for these job roles. Some tips for writing job tasks
on the template include all of the following except: - Answers Combine as many tasks as you can to
make job functions fit together better.
An important item that should be included within a job description is the job _______as this provides
the situations or conditions where the employee performs the job. - Answers context
Memorial Hospital is a 45-bed rural hospital. The last two directors of HIM stayed less than six months
each, and the position has been open for four months. Which of the following recruitment methods
should the chief financial officer (CFO) consider to fill the open HIM director position: - Answers
outsourcing
Which of the following is an indirect cost of recruitment - Answers lost productivity due to open
positions
Pressed for time, Sara hired her new release of information clerk without doing a reference check.
When the new clerk committed a violation of patient confidentiality, it came to light that she had
committee similar violations at her previous place of employment. By not checking the clerk's
references, Sara has opened the hospital to charge of - Answers negligent hiring
During her interview for the position of assistant director of HIM, Jackie spends separate time
answering questions with the director of HIM, all of the members of the coding section, and the
