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RHIT EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+
d. accreditation - (answers)The process by which an organization or agency
performs an external review and grants recognition to the program of study or
institution that meets certain predetermined standards is called:
a. standardization
b. registration
c. formalization
d. accreditation
d. 67% - (answers)Dr. Barbette is delinquent, with 10 of 15 of medical records
needing to be completed. what is her delinquency rate?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 33%
d. 67%
b. the patient left against medical advice - (answers)Upon discharge analysis of a
patient's record, the analyst does not see a discharge order written by the
physician. what can the analyst assume?
a. the patient died prior to discharge.
b. the patient let against medical advice.
c. the family members requested hospice care.
d. the patient will continue treatment on an outpatient basis
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a. ICD-9-CM code of 650 in the diagnostic index - (answers)which of the following
is a secondary record for J. Pratt?
a. ICD-9-CM code of 650 in the diagnostic index
b. emergency room record dated June 6
c. Mental health record at Houston Honorary Adolescent Center
d. admitted and discharged same day with ICD-9-CM code of 650
d. indefinitely - (answers)how long should the master patient index be
maintained?
a. 5 years
b. 10 years
c. 20 years
d. indefinitely
a. enacted legislation funding the construction of hospitals and other healthcare
facilities - (answers)The Hill-Burton Act of 1946:
a. enacted legislation funding the construction of hospitals and other healthcare
facilities
b. established the retrospective payment system
c. assured the provision of health care for the indigent
d. provided health care to Americans 65 years of age and older
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c. draw a single line through the error - (answers)Dr. Thomas made an error in
recording the progress notes in a patient's medical record. what is the first thing
he should do to correct the error?
a. remove the page on which he made the error
b. tell the nursing staff to ignore the statement
c. draw a single line through the error
d. obliterate the error and enter the correct entry
b. final progress note - (answers)a patient is hospitalized for less than 48 hours.
which of the following is permissible in lieu of a discharge summary?
a. discharge order
b. final progress note
c. discharge diagnosis
d. final diagnosis
d. medical staff - (answers)who is responsible for developing bylaw governing
physicians' completion of medical records?
a. governing board
b. chief of medicine
c. chief executive officer
d. medical staff
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c. unit numbering - (answers)Which system avoids assigning a new number for
each patient encounter?
a. straight numerical
b. serial numbering
c. unit numbering
d. serial-unit numbering
b. treatments and procedures to be performed by healthcare providers -
(answers)By signing a consent for treatment, the patient agrees to
a. allow the hospital to release information to his or her insurance company
b. treatments and procedures to be performed by healthcare providers.
c. take all medications prescribed and dispensed by healthcare providers
d. allow hospital to dispose of property and value in the case of death.
d. quantitative analysis - (answers)Reviewing the record to assure the presence of
a discharge summary is referred to as
a. legal analysis
b. qualitative analysis
c. documentation analysis
d. quantitative analysis
a. speed at which individual sheets can be located - (answers)a major advantage
of the source-oriented medical record is the
RHIT EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+
d. accreditation - (answers)The process by which an organization or agency
performs an external review and grants recognition to the program of study or
institution that meets certain predetermined standards is called:
a. standardization
b. registration
c. formalization
d. accreditation
d. 67% - (answers)Dr. Barbette is delinquent, with 10 of 15 of medical records
needing to be completed. what is her delinquency rate?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 33%
d. 67%
b. the patient left against medical advice - (answers)Upon discharge analysis of a
patient's record, the analyst does not see a discharge order written by the
physician. what can the analyst assume?
a. the patient died prior to discharge.
b. the patient let against medical advice.
c. the family members requested hospice care.
d. the patient will continue treatment on an outpatient basis
, 2
a. ICD-9-CM code of 650 in the diagnostic index - (answers)which of the following
is a secondary record for J. Pratt?
a. ICD-9-CM code of 650 in the diagnostic index
b. emergency room record dated June 6
c. Mental health record at Houston Honorary Adolescent Center
d. admitted and discharged same day with ICD-9-CM code of 650
d. indefinitely - (answers)how long should the master patient index be
maintained?
a. 5 years
b. 10 years
c. 20 years
d. indefinitely
a. enacted legislation funding the construction of hospitals and other healthcare
facilities - (answers)The Hill-Burton Act of 1946:
a. enacted legislation funding the construction of hospitals and other healthcare
facilities
b. established the retrospective payment system
c. assured the provision of health care for the indigent
d. provided health care to Americans 65 years of age and older
, 3
c. draw a single line through the error - (answers)Dr. Thomas made an error in
recording the progress notes in a patient's medical record. what is the first thing
he should do to correct the error?
a. remove the page on which he made the error
b. tell the nursing staff to ignore the statement
c. draw a single line through the error
d. obliterate the error and enter the correct entry
b. final progress note - (answers)a patient is hospitalized for less than 48 hours.
which of the following is permissible in lieu of a discharge summary?
a. discharge order
b. final progress note
c. discharge diagnosis
d. final diagnosis
d. medical staff - (answers)who is responsible for developing bylaw governing
physicians' completion of medical records?
a. governing board
b. chief of medicine
c. chief executive officer
d. medical staff
, 4
c. unit numbering - (answers)Which system avoids assigning a new number for
each patient encounter?
a. straight numerical
b. serial numbering
c. unit numbering
d. serial-unit numbering
b. treatments and procedures to be performed by healthcare providers -
(answers)By signing a consent for treatment, the patient agrees to
a. allow the hospital to release information to his or her insurance company
b. treatments and procedures to be performed by healthcare providers.
c. take all medications prescribed and dispensed by healthcare providers
d. allow hospital to dispose of property and value in the case of death.
d. quantitative analysis - (answers)Reviewing the record to assure the presence of
a discharge summary is referred to as
a. legal analysis
b. qualitative analysis
c. documentation analysis
d. quantitative analysis
a. speed at which individual sheets can be located - (answers)a major advantage
of the source-oriented medical record is the
