HIM MODULE 2 ASSIGNMENT PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Secondary Data Sources.
Answer: "Disease index," "accession register," and "MPI" are examples of
secondary data sources. The health record is a primary source of data.
◍ Which of the following is an external force impacting HIM?budgetspan of
controlstate regulations.
Answer: state regulations
◍ individuals already employed in the organization.
Answer: internal candidates
◍ A major consideration in a hospital or facility closure is to.
Answer: seek approval for destruction of all records with a last date of
treatment over 3 years ago. ensure that authorized parties have access to the
information as provided by law.notify all patients to pick up their original
records by the date of closure.arrange for donating the records to an
HIA/HIT education program for student use.INCORRECTThe most
important consideration is to ensure that authorized parties have access to
the information. For example, a physician needs access for the continuum of
the patient's care.
◍ The first patient with cancer seen in your facility on January 1, 2018 was
diagnosed with colon cancer with no known history of previous
malignancies. The accession number assigned to this patient is.
Answer: 18-0001/01.18-0000/00.18-0000/01.18-0001/00.CORRECTIn
accession number 18-0001/00, "18" represents the year that the patient first
entered the database; "0001" indicates that this was the first case entered that
, year; "00" indicates that this patient has only one known neoplasm.
◍ Fetal monitoring strips are part of the _______ record and should be
maintained_______..
Answer: mother's; according to the length of time required for a minor's
records newborn's; according to the time period specified in the state's
statute of limitationsnewborn's; 10 years past the age of majoritymother's;
10 yearsINCORRECTAHIMA has recommended retention standards for
various types of health information. AHIMA recommends the retention of
fetal heart monitor records for 10 years after the age of majority.
◍ quantitative analysis.
Answer: "Missing discharge summary," "need for physician authentication
of two verbal orders," and "X-ray report charted on the wrong record" all
represent common checks performed by a quantitative analysis clerk:
missing reports, signatures, or patient identification. "Discrepancy between
postoperative diagnosis by the surgeon and pathology diagnosis by the
pathologist" represents a more in-depth review dealing with the quality of
the data documented.
◍ _________________________ requires that the manager develop an
employee appraisal by qualitatively identifying the strong and weak points
of each employee's behavior and documenting each of these items in a
written format..
Answer: essay evaluation method
◍ Electronic document management system.
Answer: A storage solution based on digital scanning technology in which
source documents are scanned to create digital images of the documents that
can be stored electronically on optical disks. The use of this system is also
an intermediate step toward the EHR.This system is used most often with
the hybrid records, and encompasses a wide variety of technologies
including turning scanned records int a digital format.
◍ The coding manager at University Hospital has been employed for
approximately 15 years in the same role. He is trying to apply AHIMA's
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Secondary Data Sources.
Answer: "Disease index," "accession register," and "MPI" are examples of
secondary data sources. The health record is a primary source of data.
◍ Which of the following is an external force impacting HIM?budgetspan of
controlstate regulations.
Answer: state regulations
◍ individuals already employed in the organization.
Answer: internal candidates
◍ A major consideration in a hospital or facility closure is to.
Answer: seek approval for destruction of all records with a last date of
treatment over 3 years ago. ensure that authorized parties have access to the
information as provided by law.notify all patients to pick up their original
records by the date of closure.arrange for donating the records to an
HIA/HIT education program for student use.INCORRECTThe most
important consideration is to ensure that authorized parties have access to
the information. For example, a physician needs access for the continuum of
the patient's care.
◍ The first patient with cancer seen in your facility on January 1, 2018 was
diagnosed with colon cancer with no known history of previous
malignancies. The accession number assigned to this patient is.
Answer: 18-0001/01.18-0000/00.18-0000/01.18-0001/00.CORRECTIn
accession number 18-0001/00, "18" represents the year that the patient first
entered the database; "0001" indicates that this was the first case entered that
, year; "00" indicates that this patient has only one known neoplasm.
◍ Fetal monitoring strips are part of the _______ record and should be
maintained_______..
Answer: mother's; according to the length of time required for a minor's
records newborn's; according to the time period specified in the state's
statute of limitationsnewborn's; 10 years past the age of majoritymother's;
10 yearsINCORRECTAHIMA has recommended retention standards for
various types of health information. AHIMA recommends the retention of
fetal heart monitor records for 10 years after the age of majority.
◍ quantitative analysis.
Answer: "Missing discharge summary," "need for physician authentication
of two verbal orders," and "X-ray report charted on the wrong record" all
represent common checks performed by a quantitative analysis clerk:
missing reports, signatures, or patient identification. "Discrepancy between
postoperative diagnosis by the surgeon and pathology diagnosis by the
pathologist" represents a more in-depth review dealing with the quality of
the data documented.
◍ _________________________ requires that the manager develop an
employee appraisal by qualitatively identifying the strong and weak points
of each employee's behavior and documenting each of these items in a
written format..
Answer: essay evaluation method
◍ Electronic document management system.
Answer: A storage solution based on digital scanning technology in which
source documents are scanned to create digital images of the documents that
can be stored electronically on optical disks. The use of this system is also
an intermediate step toward the EHR.This system is used most often with
the hybrid records, and encompasses a wide variety of technologies
including turning scanned records int a digital format.
◍ The coding manager at University Hospital has been employed for
approximately 15 years in the same role. He is trying to apply AHIMA's
