AHIMA RHIT PRACTICE EXAM-1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-This data set uses a
minimum set of data elements based on *standard definitions used for consistent data for multiple
users.*
*Physician Query* ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the purposes of this tool is to *clarify conflicting
documentation.*
*National Correct Coding *Initiatives (NCCI) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the reasons the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed this initiative is to control improper coding
practices.
*Other Diagnosis* ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) defines
the diagnosis as all conditions that *coexist at the time of admission.*
Diagnosed three days into the present ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-All general acute healthcare providers
must report a Present on Admission (POA) indicator. The purpose of reporting Present on
Admission(POA) is to indicate conditions:
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS) is divided into two level of code sets. *The first levels of Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System consist of:*
CMS Transfer Policy ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy
that *generally result in reducing payment* to the transferring facility.
*Data Repository* ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-This database is used in *every industry to store large
amounts of information*
Data Modeling ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-This is the process of determining a *users information needs
and identifying relationships among the data.*
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-This data set uses a
minimum set of data elements based on *standard definitions used for consistent data for multiple
users.*
*Physician Query* ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the purposes of this tool is to *clarify conflicting
documentation.*
*National Correct Coding *Initiatives (NCCI) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the reasons the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed this initiative is to control improper coding
practices.
*Other Diagnosis* ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) defines
the diagnosis as all conditions that *coexist at the time of admission.*
Diagnosed three days into the present ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-All general acute healthcare providers
must report a Present on Admission (POA) indicator. The purpose of reporting Present on
Admission(POA) is to indicate conditions:
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS) is divided into two level of code sets. *The first levels of Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System consist of:*
CMS Transfer Policy ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy
that *generally result in reducing payment* to the transferring facility.
*Data Repository* ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-This database is used in *every industry to store large
amounts of information*
Data Modeling ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-This is the process of determining a *users information needs
and identifying relationships among the data.*
