Week 1 Ch1: DeVry HIT 120 Intro to Health Information Management Exam Questions & Answers.

Week 1 Ch1: DeVry HIT 120 Intro to Health Information Management Exam Questions & Answers. Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER official authorization or approval for conforming to a specified standard Active members of AHIMA include those who: - CORRECT ANSWER are interested in AHIMA purpose and willing to abide by the code of ethics and are entitled to all membership privileges including the right to vote and to serve in the House of Delegates AHIMA FOUNDATION - CORRECT ANSWER Founded 1962 - Supports people (including HIM professionals, HIM students, and others), research, and resources that enhance the HIM profession; provides leadership in research, workforce development, scholarships, and competency-based education for the HIM professional AAPC - CORRECT ANSWER American Academy of Professional Coders American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - CORRECT ANSWER The American Academy of Professional Coders provides certified credentials to medical coders in physician offices, hospital outpatient facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and in payer organizations AAMRL - CORRECT ANSWER American Association of Medical Record Librarians American Association of Medical Record Librarians - CORRECT ANSWER The name adopted by the Association of Record Librarians of North America in 1944; precursor of the American Health Information Management Association ACS - CORRECT ANSWER American College of Surgeons American College of Surgeons - CORRECT ANSWER The scientific and educational association of surgeons formed to improve the quality of surgical care by setting high standards for surgical education and practice AHIMA - CORRECT ANSWER American Health Information Management Association American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - CORRECT ANSWER In 1928, 35 members of the Club of Record Clerks met at the Hospital Standardization Conference in Boston. Near the close of the meeting, the Association of Record Librarians of North America (ARLNA) was formed. During its first year the association had a charter membership of 58 individuals. Members were admitted from 25 of the 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada (Huffman 1985). ARLNA was the original name of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which is discussed later in this chapter; Beginning of 1928 Club of Record Clerks into Association of Record Librarians of North American, 1934 was the first ARLNA School, 1944 American Association of Medical Record Librarians, 1970 American Medical Records Association, 1991 they finally became AHIMA was finally AHIMA) AMRA - CORRECT ANSWER American Medical Record Association American Medical Records Association - CORRECT ANSWER In 1944 Formerly American Association of Medical Records Librarians; then in 1970 they became the next stage of AHIMA before AHIMA was, when they dropped Librarian and became American Medical Records Association AHDI - CORRECT ANSWER Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity AHDI Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER is a professional organization dedicated to the capture of health data and documentation ARLNA - CORRECT ANSWER Association of Record of Librarians of North America Association of Record Librarians of North America (ARLNA) - CORRECT ANSWER Formally the Club of Records Clerks in 1928 who changed their names and purpose to ARLNA by the end of 1928 due to the complexity of today's information- and technology-driven healthcare environment; they provided training for medical record librarians of that time and the precursor to CAHIIM as we know it today Board of Directors (Hospitals) - CORRECT ANSWER Manages the business and affairs of AHIMA - It's members include the president/chair, the president/chair-elect, the past president/chair, speaker of the House of Delegates, nine elected directors, the chief executive officer of the organization, and the advisor to the board; Responsibilities: *Establishing bylaws in accordance with the organization's legal and licensing requirements *Selecting qualified administrators *Approving the organization and makeup of the clinical staff *Monitoring the quality of care