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AHIMA CCA EXAM 1 LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Mildred Smith was admitted from an acute-care hospital to
a nursing facility with the following information: "Patient is
being admitted for organic brain syndrome." Underneath
the diagnosis, her medical information along with her
rehabilitation potential were also listed. On which form is
this information documented?
a. Transfer or referral
b. Release of information
c. Patient rights acknowledgement
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d. Admitting physical evaluation - ANSWER-Correct
Answer: A
The transfer or referral form provides document
communication between caregivers in multiple
healthcare settings. It is important that a patient's
treatment plan be consistent as the patient moves
through the healthcare delivery system (Odom-Wesley
et al. 2009, 131).
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The higher the relative weight, the higher the payment
rates.
b. The lower the relative weight, the higher the payment
rates.
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c. The lower the relative weight, the sicker the patient.
d. The higher the relative weight, the lesser
reimbursement due the facility. - ANSWER-Correct
Answer: A
Higher relative weights link to higher payment rates
(Casto and Layman 2011, 13).
A coder needs to locate electronic health records for a
patient across a health information exchange (HIE). What
tool(s) should the coder use?
a. Certification
b. Identity-matching algorithm and record locator service
c. Interoperability and certification
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d. Meaningful use - ANSWER-Correct Answer: B
An HIE organization requires an identity-matching
algorithm and record locator service (RLS). An identity-
matching algorithm must be used by the HIE to identify
any patient for whom data are to be exchanged. This
algorithm uses sophisticated probability equations to
identify patients. The RLS, then, is a process that seeks
information about where a patient may have a health
record available to the HIE organization (Johns 2011,
151).
52.
All documentation entered in the medical record relating to
the patient's diagnosis and treatment is considered this
type of data:
AHIMA CCA EXAM 1 LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!|| SURE PASS!!!
Mildred Smith was admitted from an acute-care hospital to
a nursing facility with the following information: "Patient is
being admitted for organic brain syndrome." Underneath
the diagnosis, her medical information along with her
rehabilitation potential were also listed. On which form is
this information documented?
a. Transfer or referral
b. Release of information
c. Patient rights acknowledgement
,2|Page
d. Admitting physical evaluation - ANSWER-Correct
Answer: A
The transfer or referral form provides document
communication between caregivers in multiple
healthcare settings. It is important that a patient's
treatment plan be consistent as the patient moves
through the healthcare delivery system (Odom-Wesley
et al. 2009, 131).
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The higher the relative weight, the higher the payment
rates.
b. The lower the relative weight, the higher the payment
rates.
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c. The lower the relative weight, the sicker the patient.
d. The higher the relative weight, the lesser
reimbursement due the facility. - ANSWER-Correct
Answer: A
Higher relative weights link to higher payment rates
(Casto and Layman 2011, 13).
A coder needs to locate electronic health records for a
patient across a health information exchange (HIE). What
tool(s) should the coder use?
a. Certification
b. Identity-matching algorithm and record locator service
c. Interoperability and certification
, 4|Page
d. Meaningful use - ANSWER-Correct Answer: B
An HIE organization requires an identity-matching
algorithm and record locator service (RLS). An identity-
matching algorithm must be used by the HIE to identify
any patient for whom data are to be exchanged. This
algorithm uses sophisticated probability equations to
identify patients. The RLS, then, is a process that seeks
information about where a patient may have a health
record available to the HIE organization (Johns 2011,
151).
52.
All documentation entered in the medical record relating to
the patient's diagnosis and treatment is considered this
type of data:
