RHIT Practice Exam 2 - 150 Questions
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Which of the following data sets would be most helpful in developing a hospital trauma data
registry?
a. DEEDS
b. MDS
c. OASIS
d. UACDS - Correct Answers a. DEEDS
In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), published a data set called Data Elements for Emergency
Department Systems (DEEDS). The purpose of this data set is to support the uniform collection
of data in hospital-based emergency departments and to reduce incompatibilities in emergency
department records.
The HIM manager was asked by the medical director to present the hospital's policy on deletion
of erroneous information from the electronic health record to the medical staff. This policy
requires that the original documentation is retained in the EHR along with the corrected
documentation. Which of the following is a key component of this policy?
a. The new documentation must be reviewed by the chief of the medical staff
b. Natural language processing would be utilized to delete erroneous information
c. The new and old documentation would be included in the same document with a comment
section.
d. The new documentation needs to be reviewed by the risk manager. - Correct Answers c. The
new and old documentation would be included in the same document with a comment section.
,Policies and procedures need to be in place to address amendments and corrections in the EHR.
In the event that an amendment, addendum, or deletion needs to be made the EHR should
retain the previous version of the document and identify who made the change along with the
date and time that the change was made.
Which of the following can assist managers with the tasks of monitoring productivity and
forecasting budgets?
a. Intermediary bulletins
b. Mapping errors
c. Revenue codes
d. Workload statistics - Correct Answers d. Workload statistics
Workload statistics can assist managers with the tasks of monitoring productivity and provide
data regarding resources used, such as equipment, personnel, services, and supplies.
A dietary department donated its old laptop to a school. Some old patient data were still on the
computer. What controls would have minimized this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Device and media controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation controls - Correct Answers b. Device and media controls
Device and media controls require the facility to specify proper use of electronic media and
devices (external drives, backup devices, etc.). Included in this requirement are controls and
procedures regarding the receipt and removal of electronic media that contain protected health
information and the movement of such data within the facility. The entity must also address
,procedures for the transfer, removal, or disposal, including reuse or redeployment, of electronic
media.
The coder assigned separate codes for individual tests when a combination code exists. This is
an example of which of the following?
a. Upcoding
b. Complex coding
c. Query
d. Unbundling - Correct Answers d. Unbundling
Unbundling occurs when individual components of a complete procedure or service are billed
separately instead of using a combination code.
Secondary data is used for multiple reasons including:
a. Assisting researchers in determining effectiveness of treatments
b. Assisting physicians and other healthcare providers in providing patient care
c. Billing for services provided to the patient
d. Coding diagnoses and procedures treated - Correct Answers a. Assisting researchers in
determining effectiveness of treatments
Secondary data is used in research. Data taken from health records and entered into disease
oriented databases can help researchers determine the effectiveness of alternate treatment
methods. They also can quickly demonstrate survival rates at different stages of diseases.
, Dr. Jones comes into the HIM department and requests that the HIM director provide a list of
his records from the previous year that show a principal diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
What would the HIM director use to provide this list?
a. A disease index
b. A master patient index
c. An operative index
d. A physician index - Correct Answers a. A disease index
A disease index is a listing in diagnosis code number order for patients discharged from the
facility during a particular time period.
A hospital is planning to allow 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?
a. User name and password
b. Encryption
c. Cable locks
d. Automatic session log-off - Correct Answers d. Automatic session log-off
In the HIPAA Security Rule, one of the technical safeguards standards is access control. This
includes automatic log-off, which ensures processes that terminate an electronic session after a
predetermined time of inactivity.
A PI Team is concerned with the time it is taking for patients to get through the registration
process. To better understand the causes or reasons for the delay in this process the PI Team
with correct answers 100% 2026
Which of the following data sets would be most helpful in developing a hospital trauma data
registry?
a. DEEDS
b. MDS
c. OASIS
d. UACDS - Correct Answers a. DEEDS
In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), published a data set called Data Elements for Emergency
Department Systems (DEEDS). The purpose of this data set is to support the uniform collection
of data in hospital-based emergency departments and to reduce incompatibilities in emergency
department records.
The HIM manager was asked by the medical director to present the hospital's policy on deletion
of erroneous information from the electronic health record to the medical staff. This policy
requires that the original documentation is retained in the EHR along with the corrected
documentation. Which of the following is a key component of this policy?
a. The new documentation must be reviewed by the chief of the medical staff
b. Natural language processing would be utilized to delete erroneous information
c. The new and old documentation would be included in the same document with a comment
section.
d. The new documentation needs to be reviewed by the risk manager. - Correct Answers c. The
new and old documentation would be included in the same document with a comment section.
,Policies and procedures need to be in place to address amendments and corrections in the EHR.
In the event that an amendment, addendum, or deletion needs to be made the EHR should
retain the previous version of the document and identify who made the change along with the
date and time that the change was made.
Which of the following can assist managers with the tasks of monitoring productivity and
forecasting budgets?
a. Intermediary bulletins
b. Mapping errors
c. Revenue codes
d. Workload statistics - Correct Answers d. Workload statistics
Workload statistics can assist managers with the tasks of monitoring productivity and provide
data regarding resources used, such as equipment, personnel, services, and supplies.
A dietary department donated its old laptop to a school. Some old patient data were still on the
computer. What controls would have minimized this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Device and media controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation controls - Correct Answers b. Device and media controls
Device and media controls require the facility to specify proper use of electronic media and
devices (external drives, backup devices, etc.). Included in this requirement are controls and
procedures regarding the receipt and removal of electronic media that contain protected health
information and the movement of such data within the facility. The entity must also address
,procedures for the transfer, removal, or disposal, including reuse or redeployment, of electronic
media.
The coder assigned separate codes for individual tests when a combination code exists. This is
an example of which of the following?
a. Upcoding
b. Complex coding
c. Query
d. Unbundling - Correct Answers d. Unbundling
Unbundling occurs when individual components of a complete procedure or service are billed
separately instead of using a combination code.
Secondary data is used for multiple reasons including:
a. Assisting researchers in determining effectiveness of treatments
b. Assisting physicians and other healthcare providers in providing patient care
c. Billing for services provided to the patient
d. Coding diagnoses and procedures treated - Correct Answers a. Assisting researchers in
determining effectiveness of treatments
Secondary data is used in research. Data taken from health records and entered into disease
oriented databases can help researchers determine the effectiveness of alternate treatment
methods. They also can quickly demonstrate survival rates at different stages of diseases.
, Dr. Jones comes into the HIM department and requests that the HIM director provide a list of
his records from the previous year that show a principal diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
What would the HIM director use to provide this list?
a. A disease index
b. A master patient index
c. An operative index
d. A physician index - Correct Answers a. A disease index
A disease index is a listing in diagnosis code number order for patients discharged from the
facility during a particular time period.
A hospital is planning to allow 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?
a. User name and password
b. Encryption
c. Cable locks
d. Automatic session log-off - Correct Answers d. Automatic session log-off
In the HIPAA Security Rule, one of the technical safeguards standards is access control. This
includes automatic log-off, which ensures processes that terminate an electronic session after a
predetermined time of inactivity.
A PI Team is concerned with the time it is taking for patients to get through the registration
process. To better understand the causes or reasons for the delay in this process the PI Team
