AHIMA RHIT PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The data set uses a
minimum set of data elements based on standard definitions used for consistent data for multiple
users.
Physician Query ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the purposes of this tool is to clarify conflicting
documentation.
National Correct Coding Initiatives (NCCI) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the reasons the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed this initiative is to control improper coding
practices.
Other Diagnosis ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) defines
the diagnosis as all conditions that coexist at the time of admission.
Diagnosed three days into the present ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-All general acute healthcare providers
must report a Present on Admission (POA) indicator. The purpose of reporting Present on
Admission(POA) is to indicate conditions:
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS) is divided into two level of code sets. The first levels of Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System consist of:
Data Repository ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The database used in every industry to store large amounts
of information
Data Modeling ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The process of determining a users information needs and
identifying relationships among the data.
Fee-for-Service ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-A healthcare payment method in which provider receives
payment for services rendered.
, Hospital Payment Monitoring Program ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the purpose of the program is
to monitor the inpatient payment error rate.
Transfer Policy ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy that
generally result in reducing payment to the transferring facility.
Processing mortality statistics ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-In addition to promoting international
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for:
24 hours after admission ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-According to Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) Hospital Conditions of Participation, a medical history and physician examination
must be completed for a patient no more than 30 days before or:
Flag the record for the physician ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-When a medical record analyst identifies an
unsigned order, their first step should be to:
Quantitative Analysis ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The purpose of the analysis is to determine the
completeness of patient health records.
Demographics ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The study of statistical information and human populations.
Significant Procedure ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)
requires that all of this kind of procedures be reported. It is defined as surgical in nature..
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Agency that is
responsible for the maintenance and distribution of Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System
(HCPCS) Level II codes
Diseases or injuries, surgeries, and procedures ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-A classification system is an
arrangement of elements into groups according to established criteria. In International Classification
of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), these elements are:
Family History ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) does not
require this item:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The data set uses a
minimum set of data elements based on standard definitions used for consistent data for multiple
users.
Physician Query ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the purposes of this tool is to clarify conflicting
documentation.
National Correct Coding Initiatives (NCCI) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the reasons the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed this initiative is to control improper coding
practices.
Other Diagnosis ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) defines
the diagnosis as all conditions that coexist at the time of admission.
Diagnosed three days into the present ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-All general acute healthcare providers
must report a Present on Admission (POA) indicator. The purpose of reporting Present on
Admission(POA) is to indicate conditions:
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS) is divided into two level of code sets. The first levels of Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System consist of:
Data Repository ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The database used in every industry to store large amounts
of information
Data Modeling ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The process of determining a users information needs and
identifying relationships among the data.
Fee-for-Service ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-A healthcare payment method in which provider receives
payment for services rendered.
, Hospital Payment Monitoring Program ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-One of the purpose of the program is
to monitor the inpatient payment error rate.
Transfer Policy ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy that
generally result in reducing payment to the transferring facility.
Processing mortality statistics ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-In addition to promoting international
comparability, International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for:
24 hours after admission ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-According to Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) Hospital Conditions of Participation, a medical history and physician examination
must be completed for a patient no more than 30 days before or:
Flag the record for the physician ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-When a medical record analyst identifies an
unsigned order, their first step should be to:
Quantitative Analysis ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The purpose of the analysis is to determine the
completeness of patient health records.
Demographics ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The study of statistical information and human populations.
Significant Procedure ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)
requires that all of this kind of procedures be reported. It is defined as surgical in nature..
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Agency that is
responsible for the maintenance and distribution of Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System
(HCPCS) Level II codes
Diseases or injuries, surgeries, and procedures ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-A classification system is an
arrangement of elements into groups according to established criteria. In International Classification
of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), these elements are:
Family History ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) does not
require this item:
