RHIT STUDY GUIDE!! WHITE BOARD NOTES UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Utilization Review.
Answer:
Process of determining whether the medical service provided to a specific Medicare or Medicaid patient is
necessary.
Question:
2. Daily inpatient census
Answer:
official count of inpatients present at midnight, which is calculated each day Also included are any patients
who were admitted and discharged the same day
Question:
3. Vocabulary standards
Answer:
provide consistent descriptions of medical terms for an individual's condition in the health record
Question:
4. Custodian Records
Answer:
When records for evidence is involved at the trial, the records custodian is called a witness by one party or
other to testify as the authenticity of a record as evidence. The records custodian verifies that it contains
information about the individual.
Question:
5. flowchart
Answer:
a graphic tool that uses standard symbols to visually display detailed information, including time and
distance, of the sequential flow of work of an individual or a product as it progresses through a process
Question:
6. fish bone chart
Answer:
a performance improvement tool used to identify or classify the root causes of a problem or condition and
to display the root causes graphically; also called the cause and effect diagram
Question:
7. Aggregated Data
Answer:
Data that has been extracted from individual health records and combined to form deidentified information
about groups of patients that can be compared.
,Question:
8. Overlay
Answer:
Mistakenly assigned another persons health record number.
Question:
9. Overlap
Answer:
When a patient has more than one health record number at different locations within an enterprise.
Question:
10. Duplicate Record
Answer:
2 or more medical record numbers.
Question:
11. Security
Answer:
To control/protect access of health information and records.
Question:
12. ROI Turnaround Time
Answer:
Time between receipt of request and when the request is sent to the requester 30 days on site, 60 days off
site
Question:
13. Qualitative Analysis
Answer:
Reviewing a record and ensuring that standards are being met. HIM professionals can review legibility,
timeliness of documentation, use of approved abbreviations and other documentation standards.
Question:
14. Concurrent Review
Answer:
Ongoing review while patient is in facility. From admission to discharge.
Question:
15. Retrospective Review
Answer:
Review after patient has been discharged.
Question:
16. Prospective Review
Answer:
Review that takes place prior to elective procedures and missions.
, Question:
17. Licensure
Answer:
Organizations are the legal authority from the authorities to carry on certain activities that require
permission. Before healthcare organizations can provide services, they usually must obtain licensure by
government entities such as the state or county in which they are located.
Question:
18. Conditions of Participation
Answer:
Administrative and operational guidelines under which facilities are allowed to take part in the Medicare
and Medicaid programs.
Question:
19. The Joint Commission TJC
Answer:
Industry leader in the area of healthcare provider organization accreditation. Also a non-for-profit
organization accredits and certifies more than 20,000 healthcare organizations.
Question:
20. Privacy
Answer:
The right of a patient to control the disclosure of PHI.
Question:
21. Confidentiality
Answer:
Legal and ethical concept that requires healthcare providers to protect records and personal/private
information. Responsibility to use, disclose or release information.
Question:
22. Meaningful Use, Stage 3
Answer:
Using certified EHR technology to improvise quality safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities.
Engage patients and family, improve care coordination and population and public health
Question:
23. Registration- Admission, Discharge, Transfer R-ADT
Answer:
Tracks Patient
Question:
24. Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set UHDDS
Answer:
hospital inpatients acute care -UB04 is a form used for this data set
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Utilization Review.
Answer:
Process of determining whether the medical service provided to a specific Medicare or Medicaid patient is
necessary.
Question:
2. Daily inpatient census
Answer:
official count of inpatients present at midnight, which is calculated each day Also included are any patients
who were admitted and discharged the same day
Question:
3. Vocabulary standards
Answer:
provide consistent descriptions of medical terms for an individual's condition in the health record
Question:
4. Custodian Records
Answer:
When records for evidence is involved at the trial, the records custodian is called a witness by one party or
other to testify as the authenticity of a record as evidence. The records custodian verifies that it contains
information about the individual.
Question:
5. flowchart
Answer:
a graphic tool that uses standard symbols to visually display detailed information, including time and
distance, of the sequential flow of work of an individual or a product as it progresses through a process
Question:
6. fish bone chart
Answer:
a performance improvement tool used to identify or classify the root causes of a problem or condition and
to display the root causes graphically; also called the cause and effect diagram
Question:
7. Aggregated Data
Answer:
Data that has been extracted from individual health records and combined to form deidentified information
about groups of patients that can be compared.
,Question:
8. Overlay
Answer:
Mistakenly assigned another persons health record number.
Question:
9. Overlap
Answer:
When a patient has more than one health record number at different locations within an enterprise.
Question:
10. Duplicate Record
Answer:
2 or more medical record numbers.
Question:
11. Security
Answer:
To control/protect access of health information and records.
Question:
12. ROI Turnaround Time
Answer:
Time between receipt of request and when the request is sent to the requester 30 days on site, 60 days off
site
Question:
13. Qualitative Analysis
Answer:
Reviewing a record and ensuring that standards are being met. HIM professionals can review legibility,
timeliness of documentation, use of approved abbreviations and other documentation standards.
Question:
14. Concurrent Review
Answer:
Ongoing review while patient is in facility. From admission to discharge.
Question:
15. Retrospective Review
Answer:
Review after patient has been discharged.
Question:
16. Prospective Review
Answer:
Review that takes place prior to elective procedures and missions.
, Question:
17. Licensure
Answer:
Organizations are the legal authority from the authorities to carry on certain activities that require
permission. Before healthcare organizations can provide services, they usually must obtain licensure by
government entities such as the state or county in which they are located.
Question:
18. Conditions of Participation
Answer:
Administrative and operational guidelines under which facilities are allowed to take part in the Medicare
and Medicaid programs.
Question:
19. The Joint Commission TJC
Answer:
Industry leader in the area of healthcare provider organization accreditation. Also a non-for-profit
organization accredits and certifies more than 20,000 healthcare organizations.
Question:
20. Privacy
Answer:
The right of a patient to control the disclosure of PHI.
Question:
21. Confidentiality
Answer:
Legal and ethical concept that requires healthcare providers to protect records and personal/private
information. Responsibility to use, disclose or release information.
Question:
22. Meaningful Use, Stage 3
Answer:
Using certified EHR technology to improvise quality safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities.
Engage patients and family, improve care coordination and population and public health
Question:
23. Registration- Admission, Discharge, Transfer R-ADT
Answer:
Tracks Patient
Question:
24. Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set UHDDS
Answer:
hospital inpatients acute care -UB04 is a form used for this data set
