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Identify the acute care record report where the following information would be found:
HEENT: Reveals the tympanic membranes, nares, and pharynx to be clear. No obvious head
trauma.
CHEST: Good bilateral chest sounds. - Correct Answers physical examination report
Which of the following is an internal user of data? - Correct Answers hospital administrator
A nurse is responsible for which of the following types of acute care documentation? - Correct
Answers Medication record
If an employee produces 2,080 hours of work in the course of a year, how many more
employees will be required for the coding area if the coding time on average for one record is
30 minutes and there are 12,500 records that must be coded each year? - Correct Answers 3
A Health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the percentage of patients who had
a baseline Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) (test for blood clot time) performed prior to
receiving heparin(blood thinner's med). What clinical reports in the health record would the
health data analysts need to consult in order to prepare this report? - Correct Answers
Medication record and clinical laboratory reports
scatter diagram - Correct Answers used to plot the points for two variable that may be related to
ech other in some way
The HIM department is planning to scan non-electronic medical record documentation. The
project includes the scanning of health record documentation such as history and physicals,
physician orders, operative reports, and nursing notes. Which of the following methods of
, scanning would be best to help HIM professionals monitor the completeness of health records
during a patient's hospitalization? - Correct Answers Concurrent scanning
The HIM director is part of the revenue cycle management team. The discharged-not-final-billed
days are increasing because discharges are increasing. The number of coding staff is five. In an
effort to increase productivity, the HIM director is researching staffing alternatives. With the
implementation of an electronic document storage system, telecommuting has been suggested
as an alternative. Studies have reported that coding productivity can increase as much as 20
percent with telecommuting. Give that discharges have increased from 100 per day to 144, how
many more FTEs would need to be hired if the department went to telecommuting? - Correct
Answers 1FTE
which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases? - Correct
Answers The diseases to be reported are established by state law.
which of the following is a disadvantage of alphabetical filing? - Correct Answers Uneven
expansion of file shelves or cabinets
A consumer nonprofit organization wants to conduct studies on the quality of care provided to
Medicare patients in a specific region. A HIT professional has been hired to manage this project.
The nonprofit organization asks the HIT professional @ the viability of using billing data as the
basis for its analysis. What are quality considerations in using billing data? - Correct Answers
Accuracy of the data
Consistency of the data
Appropriateness of the data
The cost of the data would *NOT* be a quality consideration in using the billing data.
which rate describes the probability or risk of illness in a population over a period of time? -
Correct Answers
Technician (RHIT) Exam Preparation with
correct answers 100% 2026
Identify the acute care record report where the following information would be found:
HEENT: Reveals the tympanic membranes, nares, and pharynx to be clear. No obvious head
trauma.
CHEST: Good bilateral chest sounds. - Correct Answers physical examination report
Which of the following is an internal user of data? - Correct Answers hospital administrator
A nurse is responsible for which of the following types of acute care documentation? - Correct
Answers Medication record
If an employee produces 2,080 hours of work in the course of a year, how many more
employees will be required for the coding area if the coding time on average for one record is
30 minutes and there are 12,500 records that must be coded each year? - Correct Answers 3
A Health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the percentage of patients who had
a baseline Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) (test for blood clot time) performed prior to
receiving heparin(blood thinner's med). What clinical reports in the health record would the
health data analysts need to consult in order to prepare this report? - Correct Answers
Medication record and clinical laboratory reports
scatter diagram - Correct Answers used to plot the points for two variable that may be related to
ech other in some way
The HIM department is planning to scan non-electronic medical record documentation. The
project includes the scanning of health record documentation such as history and physicals,
physician orders, operative reports, and nursing notes. Which of the following methods of
, scanning would be best to help HIM professionals monitor the completeness of health records
during a patient's hospitalization? - Correct Answers Concurrent scanning
The HIM director is part of the revenue cycle management team. The discharged-not-final-billed
days are increasing because discharges are increasing. The number of coding staff is five. In an
effort to increase productivity, the HIM director is researching staffing alternatives. With the
implementation of an electronic document storage system, telecommuting has been suggested
as an alternative. Studies have reported that coding productivity can increase as much as 20
percent with telecommuting. Give that discharges have increased from 100 per day to 144, how
many more FTEs would need to be hired if the department went to telecommuting? - Correct
Answers 1FTE
which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases? - Correct
Answers The diseases to be reported are established by state law.
which of the following is a disadvantage of alphabetical filing? - Correct Answers Uneven
expansion of file shelves or cabinets
A consumer nonprofit organization wants to conduct studies on the quality of care provided to
Medicare patients in a specific region. A HIT professional has been hired to manage this project.
The nonprofit organization asks the HIT professional @ the viability of using billing data as the
basis for its analysis. What are quality considerations in using billing data? - Correct Answers
Accuracy of the data
Consistency of the data
Appropriateness of the data
The cost of the data would *NOT* be a quality consideration in using the billing data.
which rate describes the probability or risk of illness in a population over a period of time? -
Correct Answers
