AHIMA RHIT Practice Exam Questions
and Answers
Database - ANSWER-A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is
called a
Sharing of patient information between providers - ANSWER-Health Information
Exchange provides
Human populations - ANSWER-Demographics is the study of statistical information and
Provider query form - ANSWER-The main communication for between physicians and
clinical documentation improvement programs is
Clinical Data - ANSWER-Which of the following would be used to locate a patient's
health information?
Core performance - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The UHDDS does not require the following items
All conditions that coexist at the time of admission - ANSWER-The UHDDS defines
"other diagnosis" as
Master patient index - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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
Surgical in nature - ANSWER-The UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be
reported. A significant procedure is defined as
, Data standards - ANSWER-The specifications for the values acceptable for specific
data fields is referred to as
Clinical data - ANSWER-Documentation such as physician orders and progress note
are considered which of the following types of data
All non-outpatient settings - ANSWER-The UHDDS application of definitions was
expanded to includes which type of healthcare facilities
Hospital quality measures - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-In addition to promoting international
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a
means for
Health Level Seven - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Which of the following best describes the database used
in every industry to store large amounts of information?
Psychotherapy Notes - ANSWER-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?
Confidentiality - ANSWER-The responsibility to use, disclose, or release information
related to private matters is called
Risk Analysis - ANSWER-Under the HIPAA security rule an organization must identify
potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
electronic protected health information. This process is referred as a
privacy screen - ANSWER-What is a safeguard that is used to prevent incidental
disclosures of PHI when an employee is working on a computer in a public area?
Protected Health Information - ANSWER-Individually identifiable health information that
is transmitted by electronic media, maintained in any electronic medium, or in any other
form or medium is defined as
and Answers
Database - ANSWER-A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is
called a
Sharing of patient information between providers - ANSWER-Health Information
Exchange provides
Human populations - ANSWER-Demographics is the study of statistical information and
Provider query form - ANSWER-The main communication for between physicians and
clinical documentation improvement programs is
Clinical Data - ANSWER-Which of the following would be used to locate a patient's
health information?
Core performance - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The UHDDS does not require the following items
All conditions that coexist at the time of admission - ANSWER-The UHDDS defines
"other diagnosis" as
Master patient index - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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
Surgical in nature - ANSWER-The UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be
reported. A significant procedure is defined as
, Data standards - ANSWER-The specifications for the values acceptable for specific
data fields is referred to as
Clinical data - ANSWER-Documentation such as physician orders and progress note
are considered which of the following types of data
All non-outpatient settings - ANSWER-The UHDDS application of definitions was
expanded to includes which type of healthcare facilities
Hospital quality measures - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-In addition to promoting international
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a
means for
Health Level Seven - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Which of the following best describes the database used
in every industry to store large amounts of information?
Psychotherapy Notes - ANSWER-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?
Confidentiality - ANSWER-The responsibility to use, disclose, or release information
related to private matters is called
Risk Analysis - ANSWER-Under the HIPAA security rule an organization must identify
potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
electronic protected health information. This process is referred as a
privacy screen - ANSWER-What is a safeguard that is used to prevent incidental
disclosures of PHI when an employee is working on a computer in a public area?
Protected Health Information - ANSWER-Individually identifiable health information that
is transmitted by electronic media, maintained in any electronic medium, or in any other
form or medium is defined as
