Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
1. In healthcare, data sets In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to
identify data
serve two elements to be collected about each patient. The second is to:
purposes. The first
is to iden- tify data A) Provide uniform data definitions
elements to (Healthcare data sets have two purposes. The first is to identify
the data
be collected about each elements that should be collected for each patient. The second is
to
patient. The second provide uniform definitions for the common terms. The use of
is to: uniform definitions ensures that data collected from a variety of
healthcare set-
A)Provide uniform data tings will share a standard definition. Standardizing data
elements and
definitions definitions makes it possible to compare the data collected at
ditterent
B) Guide efforts toward facilities.)
computerization
C) Determine
statistical formulas
D) Provide a
research database
2. A health information A health information technician is responsible for designing a
technician is
responsi- data col- lection form to collect data on patients in an acute-care
hospital. The first
ble for designing a data resource that she should use is:
collection form to C) MDS
col- lect data on
patients in an acute- D) UHDDS
care hospital. The
first resource that 3. A crucial early step in designing an
she should use is: electron- ic health record (EHR)
A) ORYX
B) UACDS
, Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
D) UHDDS
(The purpose of the UHDDS is to
list and define a set of common,
uniform data elements. The data
elements are collected from the
health records of every hospital
inpatient and later abstracted from
the health record and included in
national databases.)
A crucial early step in designing
an electronic health record (EHR)
is to develop a(n) in which
the characteristics of each data
element are defined.
, Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
is to develop a(n) D) Data dictionary
in which the
character- istics of (A data dictionary improves data validity and reliability within,
each data ele- ment across, and outside the enterprise because it ensures that each
are defined. piece of data can only mean one thing. A critical early step in
A) Accreditation
manu- al implementing the EHR is to develop a data dictionary.)
B) Core content
C) Continuity of
care record
D) Data dictionary
4. In long-term care,
the resident's care
plan is In long-term care, the resident's care plan is based on data
collected in the:
based on data collected C) MDS
in the: (The data collected by the Minimum Data Set (MDS) are uded
A) UHDDS to develop care plans for residents and to document placement
B) OASIS-C at the appropriate level of care. The MDS provides a structured
C) MDS way to organize resident information and develop a resident
D) HEDIS care plan.)
5. Which of the
following is not a Which of the following is not a characteristic of the common
characteristic of the
common health- care healthcare data sets such as UHDDS and UACDS?
data sets such as B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements
UHDDS and UACDS? that must be collected
A) They define mini-
mum data elements (A data set is a list of recommended data elements with uniform
to be collected. defini- tions that are relevant for a particular use. The contents of
B) They provide a data sets vary by their purpose. However, data sets are not
com- plete and
exhaustive list of meant to limit the number of data elements that can be
data elements that collected. Most healthcare organizations collect additional data
must be collected. elements that have meaning for their specific administrative
and clinical operations. Standardizing data elements and
, Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
definitions makes it possible to
compare the data collected at
ditterent
Domain
1. In healthcare, data sets In healthcare, data sets serve two purposes. The first is to
identify data
serve two elements to be collected about each patient. The second is to:
purposes. The first
is to iden- tify data A) Provide uniform data definitions
elements to (Healthcare data sets have two purposes. The first is to identify
the data
be collected about each elements that should be collected for each patient. The second is
to
patient. The second provide uniform definitions for the common terms. The use of
is to: uniform definitions ensures that data collected from a variety of
healthcare set-
A)Provide uniform data tings will share a standard definition. Standardizing data
elements and
definitions definitions makes it possible to compare the data collected at
ditterent
B) Guide efforts toward facilities.)
computerization
C) Determine
statistical formulas
D) Provide a
research database
2. A health information A health information technician is responsible for designing a
technician is
responsi- data col- lection form to collect data on patients in an acute-care
hospital. The first
ble for designing a data resource that she should use is:
collection form to C) MDS
col- lect data on
patients in an acute- D) UHDDS
care hospital. The
first resource that 3. A crucial early step in designing an
she should use is: electron- ic health record (EHR)
A) ORYX
B) UACDS
, Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
D) UHDDS
(The purpose of the UHDDS is to
list and define a set of common,
uniform data elements. The data
elements are collected from the
health records of every hospital
inpatient and later abstracted from
the health record and included in
national databases.)
A crucial early step in designing
an electronic health record (EHR)
is to develop a(n) in which
the characteristics of each data
element are defined.
, Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
is to develop a(n) D) Data dictionary
in which the
character- istics of (A data dictionary improves data validity and reliability within,
each data ele- ment across, and outside the enterprise because it ensures that each
are defined. piece of data can only mean one thing. A critical early step in
A) Accreditation
manu- al implementing the EHR is to develop a data dictionary.)
B) Core content
C) Continuity of
care record
D) Data dictionary
4. In long-term care,
the resident's care
plan is In long-term care, the resident's care plan is based on data
collected in the:
based on data collected C) MDS
in the: (The data collected by the Minimum Data Set (MDS) are uded
A) UHDDS to develop care plans for residents and to document placement
B) OASIS-C at the appropriate level of care. The MDS provides a structured
C) MDS way to organize resident information and develop a resident
D) HEDIS care plan.)
5. Which of the
following is not a Which of the following is not a characteristic of the common
characteristic of the
common health- care healthcare data sets such as UHDDS and UACDS?
data sets such as B) They provide a complete and exhaustive list of data elements
UHDDS and UACDS? that must be collected
A) They define mini-
mum data elements (A data set is a list of recommended data elements with uniform
to be collected. defini- tions that are relevant for a particular use. The contents of
B) They provide a data sets vary by their purpose. However, data sets are not
com- plete and
exhaustive list of meant to limit the number of data elements that can be
data elements that collected. Most healthcare organizations collect additional data
must be collected. elements that have meaning for their specific administrative
and clinical operations. Standardizing data elements and
, Certification of Fundamentals of HIM: AHIMA Practice Questions
Domain
definitions makes it possible to
compare the data collected at
ditterent
