AHIMA RHIT PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Core performance ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following is a measurement used by The
Joint Commission, CMS, and other healthcare plans to assess how well healthcare organizations
provide care?
Legal health record ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Documents and data elements that a healthcare provider
may include in response to legally permissible requests for patient information is defined as the:
Family history ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS does not require the following items
All conditions that coexist at the time of admission ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS defines
"other diagnosis" as
Master patient index ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following contains patient-identifiable
information such as the patient's name and address, date of birth, the dates the patient was
hospitalized or outpatient encounters, the name of the attending physician, and the health record
number?
National Practitioner Data Bank ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The database used to gather information
about medical malpractice payments, sanctions taken by boards of medical examiners, and certain
professional review actions taken by healthcare entities is the
Database ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is
called a
Sharing of patient information between providers ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Health Information
Exchange provides
Human populations ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Demographics is the study of statistical information and
Provider query form ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The main communication for between physicians and
clinical documentation improvement programs is
, Clinical Data ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following would be used to locate a patient's
health information?
Surgical in nature ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be
reported. A significant procedure is defined as
Data standards ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The specifications for the values acceptable for specific data
fields is referred to as
Clinical data ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Documentation such as physician orders and progress note are
considered which of the following types of data
All non-outpatient settings ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS application of definitions was
expanded to includes which type of healthcare facilities
Hospital quality measures ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The effort made by The Joint Commission and
CMS in 2004 to align current and future measures common to both and prevent duplication of effort
is know as
Tracer ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following is The Joint Commission's methodology for
following a patient through organizational systems and processes as the patient experiences care?
Processing mortality statistics ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-In addition to promoting international
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for
Health Level Seven ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following is a set of standards that governs
the exchange of clinical data for the purpose of exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of
electronic health information?
Data repositories ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following best describes the database used in
every industry to store large amounts of information?
Psychotherapy Notes ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Under HIPAA privacy regulations, which part of the
health record does a patient not have the right to access within his/her own health record?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Core performance ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following is a measurement used by The
Joint Commission, CMS, and other healthcare plans to assess how well healthcare organizations
provide care?
Legal health record ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Documents and data elements that a healthcare provider
may include in response to legally permissible requests for patient information is defined as the:
Family history ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS does not require the following items
All conditions that coexist at the time of admission ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS defines
"other diagnosis" as
Master patient index ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following contains patient-identifiable
information such as the patient's name and address, date of birth, the dates the patient was
hospitalized or outpatient encounters, the name of the attending physician, and the health record
number?
National Practitioner Data Bank ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The database used to gather information
about medical malpractice payments, sanctions taken by boards of medical examiners, and certain
professional review actions taken by healthcare entities is the
Database ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is
called a
Sharing of patient information between providers ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Health Information
Exchange provides
Human populations ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Demographics is the study of statistical information and
Provider query form ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The main communication for between physicians and
clinical documentation improvement programs is
, Clinical Data ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following would be used to locate a patient's
health information?
Surgical in nature ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be
reported. A significant procedure is defined as
Data standards ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The specifications for the values acceptable for specific data
fields is referred to as
Clinical data ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Documentation such as physician orders and progress note are
considered which of the following types of data
All non-outpatient settings ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The UHDDS application of definitions was
expanded to includes which type of healthcare facilities
Hospital quality measures ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The effort made by The Joint Commission and
CMS in 2004 to align current and future measures common to both and prevent duplication of effort
is know as
Tracer ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following is The Joint Commission's methodology for
following a patient through organizational systems and processes as the patient experiences care?
Processing mortality statistics ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-In addition to promoting international
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for
Health Level Seven ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following is a set of standards that governs
the exchange of clinical data for the purpose of exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of
electronic health information?
Data repositories ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Which of the following best describes the database used in
every industry to store large amounts of information?
Psychotherapy Notes ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Under HIPAA privacy regulations, which part of the
health record does a patient not have the right to access within his/her own health record?
