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RHIT Practice Exam 2 - 150 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following data sets would be most helpful in
developing a hospital trauma data registry?
a. DEEDS
b. MDS
c. OASIS
d. UACDS Ans: a. DEEDS
In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
through its National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC), published a data set called Data Elements for Emergency
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Department Systems (DEEDS). The purpose of this data set is to
support the uniform collection of data in hospital-based
emergency departments and to reduce incompatibilities in
emergency department records.
The HIM manager was asked by the medical director to present the
hospital's policy on deletion of erroneous information from the
electronic health record to the medical staff. This policy requires
that the original documentation is retained in the EHR along with
the corrected documentation. Which of the following is a key
component of this policy?
a. The new documentation must be reviewed by the chief of the
medical staff
b. Natural language processing would be utilized to delete
erroneous information
c. The new and old documentation would be included in the same
document with a comment section.
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d. The new documentation needs to be reviewed by the risk
manager. Ans: c. The new and old documentation would be
included in the same document with a comment section.
Policies and procedures need to be in place to address
amendments and corrections in the EHR. In the event that an
amendment, addendum, or deletion needs to be made the EHR
should retain the previous version of the document and identify
who made the change along with the date and time that the change
was made.
Which of the following can assist managers with the tasks of
monitoring productivity and forecasting budgets?
a. Intermediary bulletins
b. Mapping errors
c. Revenue codes
d. Workload statistics Ans: d. Workload statistics
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Workload statistics can assist managers with the tasks of
monitoring productivity and provide data regarding resources
used, such as equipment, personnel, services, and supplies.
A dietary department donated its old laptop to a school. Some old
patient data were still on the computer. What controls would have
minimized this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Device and media controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation controls Ans: b. Device and media controls
Device and media controls require the facility to specify proper
use of electronic media and devices (external drives, backup
devices, etc.). Included in this requirement are controls and
procedures regarding the receipt and removal of electronic media
that contain protected health information and the movement of
such data within the facility. The entity must also address
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RHIT Practice Exam 2 - 150 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following data sets would be most helpful in
developing a hospital trauma data registry?
a. DEEDS
b. MDS
c. OASIS
d. UACDS Ans: a. DEEDS
In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
through its National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC), published a data set called Data Elements for Emergency
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Department Systems (DEEDS). The purpose of this data set is to
support the uniform collection of data in hospital-based
emergency departments and to reduce incompatibilities in
emergency department records.
The HIM manager was asked by the medical director to present the
hospital's policy on deletion of erroneous information from the
electronic health record to the medical staff. This policy requires
that the original documentation is retained in the EHR along with
the corrected documentation. Which of the following is a key
component of this policy?
a. The new documentation must be reviewed by the chief of the
medical staff
b. Natural language processing would be utilized to delete
erroneous information
c. The new and old documentation would be included in the same
document with a comment section.
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d. The new documentation needs to be reviewed by the risk
manager. Ans: c. The new and old documentation would be
included in the same document with a comment section.
Policies and procedures need to be in place to address
amendments and corrections in the EHR. In the event that an
amendment, addendum, or deletion needs to be made the EHR
should retain the previous version of the document and identify
who made the change along with the date and time that the change
was made.
Which of the following can assist managers with the tasks of
monitoring productivity and forecasting budgets?
a. Intermediary bulletins
b. Mapping errors
c. Revenue codes
d. Workload statistics Ans: d. Workload statistics
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Workload statistics can assist managers with the tasks of
monitoring productivity and provide data regarding resources
used, such as equipment, personnel, services, and supplies.
A dietary department donated its old laptop to a school. Some old
patient data were still on the computer. What controls would have
minimized this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Device and media controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation controls Ans: b. Device and media controls
Device and media controls require the facility to specify proper
use of electronic media and devices (external drives, backup
devices, etc.). Included in this requirement are controls and
procedures regarding the receipt and removal of electronic media
that contain protected health information and the movement of
such data within the facility. The entity must also address
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