RHIA MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH 100% COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS | VERIFIED &UPDATED
2024
i(Number of C-sections performed/Number of women who delivered) x 100 - Correct answer.How do
you calculate C-section rate?
(Number of deaths of inpatients/Number of discharges + deaths) x 100 - Correct answer.How do you
calculate gross death rate?
(Number of infections for a given period/Number of discharges + deaths) x 100 - Correct answer.How do
you calculate hospital-acquired infection rate?
(Number of intermediate and late deaths/Number of live births + numerator) x 100 - Correct
answer.How do you calculate fetal death rate?
(Number of shelving inches x number of shelves) / inches of an individual medical record - Correct
answer.How do you calculate shelving units?
1. Collection of elements on a given subject
2. Raw facts and figures expressed in text, numbers, symbols, and images
3. Facts, ideas, or concepts that can be captured, communicated, and processed, either manually or
electronically - Correct answer.Data (3 definition points)
1. Data that have been processed into meaningful form, manually or by computer in order to be valuable
to user
2. Adds to a representation and tells recipient something that was not known before - Correct
answer.Information (2 definition points)
,10 years past the age of majority - Correct answer.When does AHA recommend record retention for a
minor?
a ______ uses a private tunnel through the internet as a transport medium between locations for secure
access and transmission
a. TCPIP protocol
b. firewall
c. hub.
d. VPN - Correct answer.d. VPN
a 16-year-old maled was treated at your facility for a closed head injury. the patient's 18-year-old wife
accompanied him to the hospital and signed the consent for admission and treatment because of the
patient's incapacity at the time. the patient has requested that copies of his medical records be sent to
his attorney. who should sign the authorization to release the records?
a. the patient
b. either of the patient's parents
c. the patient's parent or legal guardian
d. the patient's wife - Correct answer.a. the patient
a 19-year-old former patient faxes a request to your facility requesting the release of his medical records
of all episodes of care to the army. the release of information clerk should
a. send the records as requested
b. inform the young man that specific reports must be identified in his request
c. send a letter informing him that faxed requests are not accepted
d. deny the request - Correct answer.a. send the records as requested
a 335-bed hospital opened a new wing on June 1 of a nonleap year, increasing its bed count to 350 beds.
the total bed count days for the year at the hospital was
a. 122, 275
b. 125, 485
c. 127, 750
,d. the answer cannot be calculated with the information provided - Correct answer.a. 125, 485
a 4-year-old had a repair of an incarcerated inguinal hernia. this is the first time this child had been
treated for this condition
49496- repair initial inguinal hernia full-term infant, under age 6 months, or preterm infant over 50
weeks' post
49501- repair initial inguinal hernia, age 6 months to under 5 years, with or without hydrocelectomy;
incarcerated or strangulated
49521- repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age; incarcerated or strangulated
49553- repair initial femoral hernia, any age; incarcerated or strangulated
a. 49553
b. 49496
c. 49521
d. 49501 - Correct answer.d. 49501
A character such as a number, letter, or symbol - Correct answer.Byte
a clerical-level employee reports an incident in which the clerk felt the first-line supervisor discriminated
on the basis of the clerk's gender. the best action for you to take at this time is to
a. thoroughly investigate the matter and document your findings
b. talk with the first-line supervisor to determine what happened.
c. ask the other clerical level staff if they have had similar experiences
d. ask the clerk to provide objective evidence of the discrimination - Correct answer.a. thoroughly
investigate the matter and document your findings
a clerk's work performance has diminished dramatically during the past 2 weeks. the supervisor initiates
a discussion with the clerk, during which the clerk reveals that he recently accepted that he has an
alcohol addiction. the clerk stats an intention to quit drinking completely. the supervisor should.
a. terminate the clerk if it can be proved that alcohol was used on the job
b. suspend the clerk if alcohol has diminished the clerk's job performance
c. give the clerk a leave of absence until these problems can be resolved
, d. refer the clerk to the facility's employee assistance program - Correct answer.d. refer the clerk to the
facility's employee assistance program
a common goal of the office of the national coordinator for health information technology, RHIOs, and a
national infrastructure for information is
a. translating images into a digital format
b. sharing information among providers
c. transferring health information within a hospital system
d. promoting telemedicine - Correct answer.b. sharing information among providers
A computer network that connects separate institutions across a large geographical area - Correct
answer.Wide Area Network (WAN)
A crime is an offense against a person or the public at large. A tort is a civil wrong against an individual -
Correct answer.What is the difference between a CRIME and a TORT
a major drug company wants to promote a fundraiser targeting patients with congestive heart failure.
the drug company representative has requested a list of patients treated at your facility. as privacy and
security officer, you tell them that
a. they just need to send a written request for the list
b. a prior authorization is required before any PHI can be released
c. you will need to confer with the medical director
d. if the fundraising was conducted by a business associate without authorization, and the funds were to
benefit your facility (the covered entity), that you could disclose the information - Correct answer.b. a
prior authorization is required before any PHI can be released
A new number is assigned to the patient for each new encounter at the facility - Correct answer.Serial
Numbering
A new number is assigned to the patient for each new encounter at the facility, but the former records
are brought forward and filed under the new number - Correct answer.Serial-Unit Numbering
ANSWERS WITH 100% COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS | VERIFIED &UPDATED
2024
i(Number of C-sections performed/Number of women who delivered) x 100 - Correct answer.How do
you calculate C-section rate?
(Number of deaths of inpatients/Number of discharges + deaths) x 100 - Correct answer.How do you
calculate gross death rate?
(Number of infections for a given period/Number of discharges + deaths) x 100 - Correct answer.How do
you calculate hospital-acquired infection rate?
(Number of intermediate and late deaths/Number of live births + numerator) x 100 - Correct
answer.How do you calculate fetal death rate?
(Number of shelving inches x number of shelves) / inches of an individual medical record - Correct
answer.How do you calculate shelving units?
1. Collection of elements on a given subject
2. Raw facts and figures expressed in text, numbers, symbols, and images
3. Facts, ideas, or concepts that can be captured, communicated, and processed, either manually or
electronically - Correct answer.Data (3 definition points)
1. Data that have been processed into meaningful form, manually or by computer in order to be valuable
to user
2. Adds to a representation and tells recipient something that was not known before - Correct
answer.Information (2 definition points)
,10 years past the age of majority - Correct answer.When does AHA recommend record retention for a
minor?
a ______ uses a private tunnel through the internet as a transport medium between locations for secure
access and transmission
a. TCPIP protocol
b. firewall
c. hub.
d. VPN - Correct answer.d. VPN
a 16-year-old maled was treated at your facility for a closed head injury. the patient's 18-year-old wife
accompanied him to the hospital and signed the consent for admission and treatment because of the
patient's incapacity at the time. the patient has requested that copies of his medical records be sent to
his attorney. who should sign the authorization to release the records?
a. the patient
b. either of the patient's parents
c. the patient's parent or legal guardian
d. the patient's wife - Correct answer.a. the patient
a 19-year-old former patient faxes a request to your facility requesting the release of his medical records
of all episodes of care to the army. the release of information clerk should
a. send the records as requested
b. inform the young man that specific reports must be identified in his request
c. send a letter informing him that faxed requests are not accepted
d. deny the request - Correct answer.a. send the records as requested
a 335-bed hospital opened a new wing on June 1 of a nonleap year, increasing its bed count to 350 beds.
the total bed count days for the year at the hospital was
a. 122, 275
b. 125, 485
c. 127, 750
,d. the answer cannot be calculated with the information provided - Correct answer.a. 125, 485
a 4-year-old had a repair of an incarcerated inguinal hernia. this is the first time this child had been
treated for this condition
49496- repair initial inguinal hernia full-term infant, under age 6 months, or preterm infant over 50
weeks' post
49501- repair initial inguinal hernia, age 6 months to under 5 years, with or without hydrocelectomy;
incarcerated or strangulated
49521- repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age; incarcerated or strangulated
49553- repair initial femoral hernia, any age; incarcerated or strangulated
a. 49553
b. 49496
c. 49521
d. 49501 - Correct answer.d. 49501
A character such as a number, letter, or symbol - Correct answer.Byte
a clerical-level employee reports an incident in which the clerk felt the first-line supervisor discriminated
on the basis of the clerk's gender. the best action for you to take at this time is to
a. thoroughly investigate the matter and document your findings
b. talk with the first-line supervisor to determine what happened.
c. ask the other clerical level staff if they have had similar experiences
d. ask the clerk to provide objective evidence of the discrimination - Correct answer.a. thoroughly
investigate the matter and document your findings
a clerk's work performance has diminished dramatically during the past 2 weeks. the supervisor initiates
a discussion with the clerk, during which the clerk reveals that he recently accepted that he has an
alcohol addiction. the clerk stats an intention to quit drinking completely. the supervisor should.
a. terminate the clerk if it can be proved that alcohol was used on the job
b. suspend the clerk if alcohol has diminished the clerk's job performance
c. give the clerk a leave of absence until these problems can be resolved
, d. refer the clerk to the facility's employee assistance program - Correct answer.d. refer the clerk to the
facility's employee assistance program
a common goal of the office of the national coordinator for health information technology, RHIOs, and a
national infrastructure for information is
a. translating images into a digital format
b. sharing information among providers
c. transferring health information within a hospital system
d. promoting telemedicine - Correct answer.b. sharing information among providers
A computer network that connects separate institutions across a large geographical area - Correct
answer.Wide Area Network (WAN)
A crime is an offense against a person or the public at large. A tort is a civil wrong against an individual -
Correct answer.What is the difference between a CRIME and a TORT
a major drug company wants to promote a fundraiser targeting patients with congestive heart failure.
the drug company representative has requested a list of patients treated at your facility. as privacy and
security officer, you tell them that
a. they just need to send a written request for the list
b. a prior authorization is required before any PHI can be released
c. you will need to confer with the medical director
d. if the fundraising was conducted by a business associate without authorization, and the funds were to
benefit your facility (the covered entity), that you could disclose the information - Correct answer.b. a
prior authorization is required before any PHI can be released
A new number is assigned to the patient for each new encounter at the facility - Correct answer.Serial
Numbering
A new number is assigned to the patient for each new encounter at the facility, but the former records
are brought forward and filed under the new number - Correct answer.Serial-Unit Numbering
