CHIMA MOCK EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A record is given a CMG at the time of:
a. admission.
b. coding.
c. discharge.
d. none of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. none of the above.
Which one of the following combinations is to be considered empirical or systematic
research?
a. gather and organize data, and testing hypotheses.
b. inspiration and testing of hypothese.
c. logic and common knowledge.
d. participant observation and interviews. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. logic and common
knowledge.
In a prospective study of a disease, the cohort originally selected consisted of:
a. persons without the disease.
b. persons without the factor under investigation.
c. persons with the disease.
d. persons with the factor under investigation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. persons
without the disease
n an epidemiologic experiment in which the population of one city is exposed to a presumed
etiologic factor, and the population of another city is used as a control, a major difficulty is
that:
Select one:
,a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering other factors.
b. the cities may not be of equal population therefore making comparisons invalid.
c. the groups studied in each city may not be representative of the population of the city.
d. there may be bias in determining the presence or absence of the presumed etiologic factor.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. the case and control groups may not be comparable
considering other factors.
The number of late fetal deaths after 28 weeks or more gestation plus infant deaths within 7
days of birth divided by the number of live births plus the number of late fetal deaths during a
year:
a. fetal mortality rate.
b. infant fertility rate.
c. maternal mortality rate.
d. perinatal mortality rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. perinatal mortality rate.
Controls developed to ensure that the information being processed is complete and correct are
a. input controls.
b. output controls.
c. procedural controls.
d. storage controls. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. output controls.
_______________is used by managers to help translate the organization's strategy into
meaningful actions. It also allows managers to see how decisions they make affect units.
Select one:
a. balance scorecard.
b. cost benefit analysis.
c. process mapping.
d. impact analysis. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. balance scorecard.
,A man is pronounced dead at the scene of an accident and is brought to the hospital for
autopsy. This would be included in:
a. ER death rate.
b. gross death rate.
c. net death rate.
d. no calculated death rates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. no calculated death rates.
Quality assurance goals and performance targets are developed:
a. concurrently.
b. continuously.
c. prospectively.
d. retrospectively. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. prospectively.
The calculated Cost per Weighted Case is based on:
a. cases divided by Weighted Cases X costs.
b. cost divided by number of cases.
c. costs divided by weighted cases.
d. number of cases divided by total costs. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. costs divided by
weighted cases.
The 'gold standard' for clinical trials is a:
a. cohort study.
b. double blind trial.
c. randomized control trial.
d. triple blind trial. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. randomized control trial.
Fetal deaths are
, a. included in net and gross death rates.
b. included in gross death rates only.
c. included in net death rates only.
d. not included in either gross or net death rates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. not included
in either gross or net death rates
If the salary of an HIM professional is inversely proportional to their age, it indicates a
___________ relationship between the two variables.
a. linear.
b. negative
c. no correlation.
d. positive. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. negative
If 7 is added to all measurements within a sample,
a. the mean remains the same.
b. the standard deviation remains the same.
c. both a and b are true.
d. both a and b are false. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. the standard deviation remains the
same
The way in which people look at the causes of their situation is known as:
a. extraversion. Incorrect
b. locus of control.
c. motivation.
d. social skills. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. locus of control.
The primary function of an MPI is to:
a. facilitate chart retrieval.
b. facilitate patient discharge.
c. identify patients.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A record is given a CMG at the time of:
a. admission.
b. coding.
c. discharge.
d. none of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. none of the above.
Which one of the following combinations is to be considered empirical or systematic
research?
a. gather and organize data, and testing hypotheses.
b. inspiration and testing of hypothese.
c. logic and common knowledge.
d. participant observation and interviews. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. logic and common
knowledge.
In a prospective study of a disease, the cohort originally selected consisted of:
a. persons without the disease.
b. persons without the factor under investigation.
c. persons with the disease.
d. persons with the factor under investigation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. persons
without the disease
n an epidemiologic experiment in which the population of one city is exposed to a presumed
etiologic factor, and the population of another city is used as a control, a major difficulty is
that:
Select one:
,a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering other factors.
b. the cities may not be of equal population therefore making comparisons invalid.
c. the groups studied in each city may not be representative of the population of the city.
d. there may be bias in determining the presence or absence of the presumed etiologic factor.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. the case and control groups may not be comparable
considering other factors.
The number of late fetal deaths after 28 weeks or more gestation plus infant deaths within 7
days of birth divided by the number of live births plus the number of late fetal deaths during a
year:
a. fetal mortality rate.
b. infant fertility rate.
c. maternal mortality rate.
d. perinatal mortality rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. perinatal mortality rate.
Controls developed to ensure that the information being processed is complete and correct are
a. input controls.
b. output controls.
c. procedural controls.
d. storage controls. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. output controls.
_______________is used by managers to help translate the organization's strategy into
meaningful actions. It also allows managers to see how decisions they make affect units.
Select one:
a. balance scorecard.
b. cost benefit analysis.
c. process mapping.
d. impact analysis. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. balance scorecard.
,A man is pronounced dead at the scene of an accident and is brought to the hospital for
autopsy. This would be included in:
a. ER death rate.
b. gross death rate.
c. net death rate.
d. no calculated death rates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. no calculated death rates.
Quality assurance goals and performance targets are developed:
a. concurrently.
b. continuously.
c. prospectively.
d. retrospectively. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. prospectively.
The calculated Cost per Weighted Case is based on:
a. cases divided by Weighted Cases X costs.
b. cost divided by number of cases.
c. costs divided by weighted cases.
d. number of cases divided by total costs. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. costs divided by
weighted cases.
The 'gold standard' for clinical trials is a:
a. cohort study.
b. double blind trial.
c. randomized control trial.
d. triple blind trial. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. randomized control trial.
Fetal deaths are
, a. included in net and gross death rates.
b. included in gross death rates only.
c. included in net death rates only.
d. not included in either gross or net death rates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. not included
in either gross or net death rates
If the salary of an HIM professional is inversely proportional to their age, it indicates a
___________ relationship between the two variables.
a. linear.
b. negative
c. no correlation.
d. positive. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. negative
If 7 is added to all measurements within a sample,
a. the mean remains the same.
b. the standard deviation remains the same.
c. both a and b are true.
d. both a and b are false. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. the standard deviation remains the
same
The way in which people look at the causes of their situation is known as:
a. extraversion. Incorrect
b. locus of control.
c. motivation.
d. social skills. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. locus of control.
The primary function of an MPI is to:
a. facilitate chart retrieval.
b. facilitate patient discharge.
c. identify patients.
