AHIMA RHIA EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AHIMA RHIA EXAM PREP
licensure - CORRECT ANSWER permission granted by the government to operate a facility or
practice health care profession



Quality Improvement - CORRECT ANSWER QI



American Hospital Association (AHA) - CORRECT ANSWER published coding clinics



CFO - CORRECT ANSWER responsible for the hospital overall financial plan and accounting practice
published the CPT coding manual



Part A - CORRECT ANSWER hospital insurance part of Medicare



acute - CORRECT ANSWER hospital are considered __________ care



Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER the state and federally funded health insurance program for low-
income individuals



HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER addressed issues of insurance portability and also security of health
information



skilled, intermediate, subacute - CORRECT ANSWER 3 level of care in nursing facility



certified coding associate - CORRECT ANSWER CCA



CMS - CORRECT ANSWER agency that administers the Medicare Program



Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER voluntary process of meeting standards set forth by an
association of agency



utilization review - CORRECT ANSWER UR

,utilization review - CORRECT ANSWER process of determining the appropriateness of care



Public Law 89-97 of 1965 - CORRECT ANSWER established medicare and medicaid



social security act of 1935 - CORRECT ANSWER established social security



risk management - CORRECT ANSWER RM



ambulatory care - CORRECT ANSWER outpatient care such as emergency visit, outpatient surgery,
physician office visit is also called...



medical staff - CORRECT ANSWER physiciCorrect answer that practice at the hospital
compromise the....



hill burton act - CORRECT ANSWER provided funding for construction of hospitals



Chief Operating Officer (COO) - CORRECT ANSWER second highest management position in a
hospital



quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER reviews the quality of services provided by the hospital



continuum of care - CORRECT ANSWER range of health care services provided to a patient



30 every 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER number of CE required for an RHIA



nursing and medical staff - CORRECT ANSWER which is not considered an Allied Health profession?

nursing

respiratory

laboratory

HIM

, medical staff



risk management - CORRECT ANSWER process of identifying potential causes of liability



CEO - CORRECT ANSWER president of the hospital responsible for day to day operations



admitting or registration - CORRECT ANSWER hospital department where the medical record
begins



CIO - CORRECT ANSWER administrator responsible for the overall information technology and
process in a hospital



Part B - CORRECT ANSWER medical insurance part of medicare



data - CORRECT ANSWER what term is used in reference to objective descriptions of processes,
procedures, people and other observable objects and activities.



ancillary support services - CORRECT ANSWER provide vital clinical and administrative support
services to patients, medical staff, visitors, and employees



biomedical research - CORRECT ANSWER anically function of the health record



clinical practice guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER systematically developed statements to assist
practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances



the national vital statistics system - CORRECT ANSWER to what authority do hospitals report vital
statistics?



patient focused care - CORRECT ANSWER an attempt to contain hospital inpatient costs and
improve quality by restructuring services



sub acute care - CORRECT ANSWER level of skilled care needed by patients with complex medical
conditions, typically medicare patients who have multiple medical problems