HIM 410 WCC QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
In which of the following systems are all encounters or patient visits filed or linked
together? - Answers - Unit numbering system
Once a hospital discharge abstract systems were developed and their ability to provide
comparative data to hospitals was established, it became necessary to develop: -
Answers - Data sets
In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to identify data elements to be
collected about each patient. The second is to: - Answers - Provide uniform data
definitions
A health information technician is responsible for designing a data collection form to
collect data on patients in an acute-care hospital. The first resource that she should use
is: - Answers - UHDDS
Given the numbers 47, 20, 11, 33, 30, 30, 35, and 50, what is the mode? - Answers - 30
In a paper-based system, the completion of the chart is monitored in a special area of
the HIM department called the ______ file - Answers - Incomplete record
Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if they
number represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the
filing system?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99 - Answers - Terminal digit
A critical early step in designing an EHR is to a(n) _______ in which the characteristics
of each data element are defined. - Answers - Data dictionary
The RHIT supervisor for the filing and retrieval section of Community Clinic is
developing a staffing schedule for the year. The clinic is open 260 days per year and
has an average of 600 clinic visits per day. The standard for filing records is 60 records
per hour. The standard for retrieval of records is 40 records per hour. Given these
standards, how many filing hours will be required daily to retrieve and file records for
each clinic day? - Answers - 25 hours per day
In long term care, the resident's care plan is based on data collected in the: - Answers -
MDS
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the alphabetical filing? - Answers - Uneven
expansion of file shelves or channels
, Which of the following is a request from a clinical area to check out a health record? -
Answers - Requisition
Which of the following statements describes alphabetical filing? - Answers - File the
record alphabetically by the last name, then the first name and the middle initial.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the common healthcare data sets such
as UHDDS and UACDS? - Answers - they provide a complete and exhaustive list of
data elements that must be collected.
A Health record technician has been asked to review the discharge patient abstracting
module of a proposed new EHR. Which of the following data sets would the technician
consult to ensure the system collects all federally required discharge data elements for
Medicare and Medicaid inpatients in an acute-care hospital? - Answers - UHDDS
Standardizing medical terminology to avoid differences in naming various health
conditions and procedures (such as the synonyms bunionectomy, McBride procedure,
and repair of hallux valgus) is one purpose of: - Answers - Vocabulary standards
Patient care managers use the data documented in the health record to: - Answers -
Evaluate patterns and trends of patient care
At admission, Mrs. Smith's date of birth is recorded as 3/25/1948. An audit of the EHR
discovers that the numbers in the date of birth are transposed in reports. The situation
reflects a problem in: - Answers - Data consistency
A health data analyst has been asked to complete a listing of daily blood pressure
readings for patients with diagnosis of hypertension who were treated in the medical
unit within a two-week period. What clinical report would be the best source to gather
this information? - Answers - Vital signs record
Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases? -
Answers - The diseases to be reported are established by state law
A new HIM director has been asked by the hospital CIO to ensure data content
standards are identified, understood, implemented, and managed for hospital's planned
EHR system. Which of the following should be the HIM director's first step on carrying
out this responsibility? - Answers - Identify data content requirements for all areas of the
organization
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the percentage of patients
who had a baseline partial thromboplastin time (PTT) test performed prior to receiving
heparin. What clinical reports in the health record would the health data analyst need to
consult in order to prepare this report.? - Answers - MARs and clinical lab reports
In which of the following systems are all encounters or patient visits filed or linked
together? - Answers - Unit numbering system
Once a hospital discharge abstract systems were developed and their ability to provide
comparative data to hospitals was established, it became necessary to develop: -
Answers - Data sets
In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to identify data elements to be
collected about each patient. The second is to: - Answers - Provide uniform data
definitions
A health information technician is responsible for designing a data collection form to
collect data on patients in an acute-care hospital. The first resource that she should use
is: - Answers - UHDDS
Given the numbers 47, 20, 11, 33, 30, 30, 35, and 50, what is the mode? - Answers - 30
In a paper-based system, the completion of the chart is monitored in a special area of
the HIM department called the ______ file - Answers - Incomplete record
Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if they
number represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the
filing system?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99 - Answers - Terminal digit
A critical early step in designing an EHR is to a(n) _______ in which the characteristics
of each data element are defined. - Answers - Data dictionary
The RHIT supervisor for the filing and retrieval section of Community Clinic is
developing a staffing schedule for the year. The clinic is open 260 days per year and
has an average of 600 clinic visits per day. The standard for filing records is 60 records
per hour. The standard for retrieval of records is 40 records per hour. Given these
standards, how many filing hours will be required daily to retrieve and file records for
each clinic day? - Answers - 25 hours per day
In long term care, the resident's care plan is based on data collected in the: - Answers -
MDS
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the alphabetical filing? - Answers - Uneven
expansion of file shelves or channels
, Which of the following is a request from a clinical area to check out a health record? -
Answers - Requisition
Which of the following statements describes alphabetical filing? - Answers - File the
record alphabetically by the last name, then the first name and the middle initial.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the common healthcare data sets such
as UHDDS and UACDS? - Answers - they provide a complete and exhaustive list of
data elements that must be collected.
A Health record technician has been asked to review the discharge patient abstracting
module of a proposed new EHR. Which of the following data sets would the technician
consult to ensure the system collects all federally required discharge data elements for
Medicare and Medicaid inpatients in an acute-care hospital? - Answers - UHDDS
Standardizing medical terminology to avoid differences in naming various health
conditions and procedures (such as the synonyms bunionectomy, McBride procedure,
and repair of hallux valgus) is one purpose of: - Answers - Vocabulary standards
Patient care managers use the data documented in the health record to: - Answers -
Evaluate patterns and trends of patient care
At admission, Mrs. Smith's date of birth is recorded as 3/25/1948. An audit of the EHR
discovers that the numbers in the date of birth are transposed in reports. The situation
reflects a problem in: - Answers - Data consistency
A health data analyst has been asked to complete a listing of daily blood pressure
readings for patients with diagnosis of hypertension who were treated in the medical
unit within a two-week period. What clinical report would be the best source to gather
this information? - Answers - Vital signs record
Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases? -
Answers - The diseases to be reported are established by state law
A new HIM director has been asked by the hospital CIO to ensure data content
standards are identified, understood, implemented, and managed for hospital's planned
EHR system. Which of the following should be the HIM director's first step on carrying
out this responsibility? - Answers - Identify data content requirements for all areas of the
organization
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the percentage of patients
who had a baseline partial thromboplastin time (PTT) test performed prior to receiving
heparin. What clinical reports in the health record would the health data analyst need to
consult in order to prepare this report.? - Answers - MARs and clinical lab reports
