RHIT EXAM PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 (Data Analysis and Management) LATEST UPDATED.

RHIT EXAM PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 (Data Analysis and Management) LATEST UPDATED. (1) A critical early step in designing an EHR is to develop a(n) ________in which the characteristics of each data element are defined. A) Accreditation manual B) Core content C) Continuity of care record D) Data dictionary Correct answer- D) Data dictionary (2) Once hospital discharge abstract systems were developed and their ability to provide comparative data to hospitals was established, it became necessary to develop: A) Data sets B) Data elements C) Electronic data interchange D) Bills of mortality Correct answer- A) Data sets (3) In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to identify data elements to be collected about each patient. The second is to: A) Provide uniform data definitions B) Guide efforts toward computerization C) Determine statistical formulas D) Provide a research database Correct answer- A) Provide uniform data defintions (4) A health information technician is responsible for designing a data collection form to collect data on patients in an acute-care hospital. The first resource that she should use is: A) UHDDS B) UACDS C) MDS D) ORYX Correct answer- A) UHDDS (5) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the common healthcare data sets such as UHDDS and UACDS? RHIT EXAM PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 (Data Analysis and Management) LATEST UPDATED. A) They define minimum data elements to be collected B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements that must be collected C) They provide a framework for data collection to which an individual facility can add data items D) The federal government recommends, but does not mandate, implementation of most of the data sets Correct answer- B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements that must be collected (6) In a paper-based system, the completion of the chart is monitored in a special area of the HIM department called the ______ file. A) Incomplete record B) Permanent C) Temporary D) Remote storage Correct answer- A) Incomplete record (7) Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if these numbers represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the filing system? 36-45-99 37-45-99 38-45-99 A) Straight numerical B) Terminal digit C) Middle digit D) Unit Correct answer- B) Terminal digit (8) The MPI is necessary to physically locate health records within the paper-based storage system for all types of filing systems, EXCEPT: A) Alphabetical B) Middle digit C) Terminal digit D) Straight numerical Correct answer- A) Alphabetical (9) The RHIT supervisor for the filing and retrieval section of Community Clinic is developing a staffing schedule for the year. The clinic is open 260 days per year and has an average of 600 clinic visits per day. The standard for filing records is 60 per hour. The standard for retrieval of records is 40 records per hour. Given these standards, how many filing hours will be required daily to retrieve and file records for each clinic day? A) 6 hours per day B) 10 hours per day C) 15 hours per day D) 25 hours per day Correct answer- D) 25 hours per day (10) In which of the following systems are all encounters or patient visits filed or linked together? A) Serial numbering system B) Unit numbering system C) Straight numerical filing system D) Middle-digit filing system Correct answer- B) Unit numbering system (11) Which of the following is a disadvantage of alphabetical filing? A) Easy to train new personnel to file B) Uneven expansion of file shelves or cabinets C) Ease of creation D) Relies on an index or authority key Correct answer- B) Uneven expansion of file shelves or cabinets (12) Which of the following is a request from a clinical area to check out a health record? A) Outguide folder B) Requisition C) MPI D) Patient registry Correct answer- B) Requisition.