CHDA Exam 2025
VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED
A+
,CHDA
1. What is the set of standards that provides universal names and codes for laboratory and
clinical results?
Correct Answer: LOINC
2. Medical severity diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) represent a prospective payment
system implemented by the CMS to reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for
services provided to _____.
Correct Answer: Inpatients
3. Which of the following is an external user of data?
Public health department
Medical staff
Hospital administrator
Director of the clinical laboratory
Correct Answer: Public health department
4. ICD-10-CM is an example of a _____.
Data dictionary
Clinical classification
Nomenclature
Clinical vocabulary
Correct Answer: Clinical classification
5. The technology commonly utilized for automated claims processing (sending bills
directly to third-party payers) is _____.
Optical character recognition
Bar coding
Neural networks
Electronic data interchange
Correct Answer: Electronic data interchange
6. The first level of HCPCS consists of _____.
Correct Answer: CPT
, 7. Which of the following coding systems is not used to characterize procedures performed
on a patient?
CPT
ICD-10-PCS
HCPCS
ICD-10-CM
Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM
8. SNOMED-CT is a _____-based terminology.
Correct Answer: Concept
9. DRGs or MS-DRGs may be grouped into categories called _____.
Correct Answer: MDCs
10. Which of the following is the term that describes a method of combining data that may
be categorized by clinical classification systems as well as those classified by clinical
nomenclatures?
Correct Answer: Ontology
11. Place of service codes are used on what type of billing form?
Correct Answer: CMS-1500
12. Which of the following is a system which may include alerts, reminders, and links for
clinical care providers?
Correct Answer: Clinical decision support system
13. The practice of using a code that results in a higher payment to the provider than the
code that actually reflects the service or item provided is known as _____.
Correct Answer: Upcoding
14. Which IT activity best fits the domain of the health information management
profession?
Correct Answer: Promoting interoperability
15. Under RBRVS, which elements are used to calculate a Medicare payment?
Correct Answer: Work value and practice expenses
16. Resource-based relative value (RBRVS) rates are calculated based on practice expense,
malpractice cost, and physician work and are then adjusted by a _____.
Correct Answer: Geographical practice cost index
17. In order to assure a successful implementation of electronic health records (EHR), the
organization must identify and define strategic planning roles. These planning roles may be
defined in three categories: leadership, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders.
VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED
A+
,CHDA
1. What is the set of standards that provides universal names and codes for laboratory and
clinical results?
Correct Answer: LOINC
2. Medical severity diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) represent a prospective payment
system implemented by the CMS to reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for
services provided to _____.
Correct Answer: Inpatients
3. Which of the following is an external user of data?
Public health department
Medical staff
Hospital administrator
Director of the clinical laboratory
Correct Answer: Public health department
4. ICD-10-CM is an example of a _____.
Data dictionary
Clinical classification
Nomenclature
Clinical vocabulary
Correct Answer: Clinical classification
5. The technology commonly utilized for automated claims processing (sending bills
directly to third-party payers) is _____.
Optical character recognition
Bar coding
Neural networks
Electronic data interchange
Correct Answer: Electronic data interchange
6. The first level of HCPCS consists of _____.
Correct Answer: CPT
, 7. Which of the following coding systems is not used to characterize procedures performed
on a patient?
CPT
ICD-10-PCS
HCPCS
ICD-10-CM
Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM
8. SNOMED-CT is a _____-based terminology.
Correct Answer: Concept
9. DRGs or MS-DRGs may be grouped into categories called _____.
Correct Answer: MDCs
10. Which of the following is the term that describes a method of combining data that may
be categorized by clinical classification systems as well as those classified by clinical
nomenclatures?
Correct Answer: Ontology
11. Place of service codes are used on what type of billing form?
Correct Answer: CMS-1500
12. Which of the following is a system which may include alerts, reminders, and links for
clinical care providers?
Correct Answer: Clinical decision support system
13. The practice of using a code that results in a higher payment to the provider than the
code that actually reflects the service or item provided is known as _____.
Correct Answer: Upcoding
14. Which IT activity best fits the domain of the health information management
profession?
Correct Answer: Promoting interoperability
15. Under RBRVS, which elements are used to calculate a Medicare payment?
Correct Answer: Work value and practice expenses
16. Resource-based relative value (RBRVS) rates are calculated based on practice expense,
malpractice cost, and physician work and are then adjusted by a _____.
Correct Answer: Geographical practice cost index
17. In order to assure a successful implementation of electronic health records (EHR), the
organization must identify and define strategic planning roles. These planning roles may be
defined in three categories: leadership, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders.
