HIMT 1100 Midterm Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
New HIM wants to volunteer where would they start? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Component association level
2 types of doctor or medicine degree - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalists and specialists
Medicaid was established for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Indigent/ low income and single
parent households
Federal law that created Medicare and Medicaid ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Public law
89-97 of 1965
HIM Department is part of what organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Ancillary support
services
Primary users of health records - CORRECT ANSWER - Healthcare providers
Data elements in paper record - CORRECT ANSWER - Same as electronic except
financial data
Information systems that tracks request for health record - CORRECT ANSWER -
Requisition
What does the physical exam tell us - CORRECT ANSWER - Objective signs in patient
Documentation of patients physical findings - CORRECT ANSWER - Notes- history and
physical
, clinical terminology - CORRECT ANSWER - CPT & SNOMED CT
Case definition determination - CORRECT ANSWER - Registration (cancer, trauma, birth
defects)
4 sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Constitutional Law
2. Statutory Law
3. Administrative Law
4. Common Law/ judicial
How are forms and content of a health record determined - CORRECT ANSWER - By
state and federal laws, regulations by administrative agencies, accrediting bodies, licensing
boards, and medical by laws
Commission on accreditation for health informatics and management education CAHIIM -
CORRECT ANSWER - Accreditation organization for HIM academic programs
Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Organization responsible for certification examinations
What are the duties of a staff in an organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Staff is paid to
support the organization's missions and goals
What are the duties of AHIMS House of delegates selected - CORRECT ANSWER -A
component state association elects or appoints representatives for the house of delegates
Define information governance - CORRECT ANSWER - Information Governance refers
to the leadership, structures, policies, procedures, technology, and controls that ensure that
patient and other enterprise data and information sustain and extend the organization's mission
and strategies, deliver value, comply with laws and regulations, minimize risk to all stakeholders,
and advance the public good.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
New HIM wants to volunteer where would they start? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Component association level
2 types of doctor or medicine degree - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalists and specialists
Medicaid was established for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Indigent/ low income and single
parent households
Federal law that created Medicare and Medicaid ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Public law
89-97 of 1965
HIM Department is part of what organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Ancillary support
services
Primary users of health records - CORRECT ANSWER - Healthcare providers
Data elements in paper record - CORRECT ANSWER - Same as electronic except
financial data
Information systems that tracks request for health record - CORRECT ANSWER -
Requisition
What does the physical exam tell us - CORRECT ANSWER - Objective signs in patient
Documentation of patients physical findings - CORRECT ANSWER - Notes- history and
physical
, clinical terminology - CORRECT ANSWER - CPT & SNOMED CT
Case definition determination - CORRECT ANSWER - Registration (cancer, trauma, birth
defects)
4 sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Constitutional Law
2. Statutory Law
3. Administrative Law
4. Common Law/ judicial
How are forms and content of a health record determined - CORRECT ANSWER - By
state and federal laws, regulations by administrative agencies, accrediting bodies, licensing
boards, and medical by laws
Commission on accreditation for health informatics and management education CAHIIM -
CORRECT ANSWER - Accreditation organization for HIM academic programs
Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Organization responsible for certification examinations
What are the duties of a staff in an organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Staff is paid to
support the organization's missions and goals
What are the duties of AHIMS House of delegates selected - CORRECT ANSWER -A
component state association elects or appoints representatives for the house of delegates
Define information governance - CORRECT ANSWER - Information Governance refers
to the leadership, structures, policies, procedures, technology, and controls that ensure that
patient and other enterprise data and information sustain and extend the organization's mission
and strategies, deliver value, comply with laws and regulations, minimize risk to all stakeholders,
and advance the public good.
