MOCK RHIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The QM coordinator's role in medical care evaluation is to? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-obtain and
review medical records
A court ordered subpoena duces tecum issued to a hospital is signed by the? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-
judge
A 17-year-old patient requests her patient record be sent to her insurance company; the R.H.I.T.
would? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-return the request for authorization by parent/guardian.
The release of information from records at an alcohol-drug abuse center is strictly? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW-governed by federal regulations.
Procedures that alert systems managers that unauthorized access to a computer is being
attempted? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Surveillance procedures
Written authorization for release of information from a deceased patient's record could be signed by
the? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-executor
Finding easier/better ways to perform work, is called work? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-simplification
The HIM director is concerned about backlogs occurring in the technical area. What management
tool would the director utilize to determine the amount of time employees currently spend on
various activities? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Work distribution chart
Predetermined elements against which aspects of quality of care may be measured are called?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW-criteria
What is the sequence for performing a health information department QM study? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW-select topic,
review charts,
identify problems,
, evaluate.
The R.H.I.T. receives a subpoena duces tecum on a current inpatient. There are no previous
hospitalizations for this patient. The R.H.I.T. would? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-tell the judge that the
record is a current inpatient record and suggest a copy be sent
Malpractice is a form of? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Malpractice is a form of negligence.
In the litigation process, the summons advises the defendant that? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-action is
being taken against him
During the trial, a jury decides questions of? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-fact
Willful disregard of a subpoena is punishable as? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-contempt of court
A person whom an action is brought against in a lawsuit, is the? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-defendant
A patient comes to the physician's office complaining of a wart on his foot. The physician
recommends removal. The patient sits on the examining table and raises his foot. This is an example
of? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-consent implied by actions
A court assigns a person to "stand in the place of parents and possess their legal rights toward a
child." This is called? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-in loco parentis
Authority delegated to a subordinate should be commensurate with? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-the
nature of work being supervised
When a QM study is performed to reassess the effectiveness of corrective action and to determine
whether the problem has been eliminated, we are? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-controlling
A job description should undergo revision? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-when the job function changes
CORRECT ANSWERS
The QM coordinator's role in medical care evaluation is to? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-obtain and
review medical records
A court ordered subpoena duces tecum issued to a hospital is signed by the? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-
judge
A 17-year-old patient requests her patient record be sent to her insurance company; the R.H.I.T.
would? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-return the request for authorization by parent/guardian.
The release of information from records at an alcohol-drug abuse center is strictly? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW-governed by federal regulations.
Procedures that alert systems managers that unauthorized access to a computer is being
attempted? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Surveillance procedures
Written authorization for release of information from a deceased patient's record could be signed by
the? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-executor
Finding easier/better ways to perform work, is called work? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-simplification
The HIM director is concerned about backlogs occurring in the technical area. What management
tool would the director utilize to determine the amount of time employees currently spend on
various activities? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Work distribution chart
Predetermined elements against which aspects of quality of care may be measured are called?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW-criteria
What is the sequence for performing a health information department QM study? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW-select topic,
review charts,
identify problems,
, evaluate.
The R.H.I.T. receives a subpoena duces tecum on a current inpatient. There are no previous
hospitalizations for this patient. The R.H.I.T. would? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-tell the judge that the
record is a current inpatient record and suggest a copy be sent
Malpractice is a form of? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Malpractice is a form of negligence.
In the litigation process, the summons advises the defendant that? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-action is
being taken against him
During the trial, a jury decides questions of? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-fact
Willful disregard of a subpoena is punishable as? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-contempt of court
A person whom an action is brought against in a lawsuit, is the? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-defendant
A patient comes to the physician's office complaining of a wart on his foot. The physician
recommends removal. The patient sits on the examining table and raises his foot. This is an example
of? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-consent implied by actions
A court assigns a person to "stand in the place of parents and possess their legal rights toward a
child." This is called? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-in loco parentis
Authority delegated to a subordinate should be commensurate with? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-the
nature of work being supervised
When a QM study is performed to reassess the effectiveness of corrective action and to determine
whether the problem has been eliminated, we are? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-controlling
A job description should undergo revision? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-when the job function changes
