RHIT EXAM PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(Data Analysis and Management) WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
(1) |A |critical |early |step |in |designing |an |EHR |is |to |develop |a(n) |________in |which |the |
characteristics |of |each |data |element |are |defined.
A) |Accreditation |manual
B) |Core |content |
C) |Continuity |of |care |record |
D) |Data |dictionary |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Data |dictionary
(2) |Once |hospital |discharge |abstract |systems |were |developed |and |their |ability |to |provide |
comparative |data |to |hospitals |was |established, |it |became |necessary |to |develop:
A) |Data |sets
B) |Data |elements
C) |Electronic |data |interchange
D) |Bills |of |mortality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Data |sets
(3) |In |healthcare, |data |sets |serve |two |purposes. |The |first |is |to |identify |data |elements |to |be |
collected |about |each |patient. |The |second |is |to:
A) |Provide |uniform |data |definitions
,B) |Guide |efforts |toward |computerization
C) |Determine |statistical |formulas
D) |Provide |a |research |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Provide |uniform |data |defintions
(4) |A |health |information |technician |is |responsible |for |designing |a |data |collection |form |to |
collect |data |on |patients |in |an |acute-care |hospital. |The |first |resource |that |she |should |use |is:
A) |UHDDS
B) |UACDS
C) |MDS
D) |ORYX |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |UHDDS
(5) |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |characteristic |of |the |common |healthcare |data |sets |such |as
|UHDDS |and |UACDS?
A) |They |define |minimum |data |elements |to |be |collected
B) |They |provide |a |complete |and |exhaustive |list |of |data |elements |that |must |be |collected
C) |They |provide |a |framework |for |data |collection |to |which |an |individual |facility |can |add |data |
items |
D) |The |federal |government |recommends, |but |does |not |mandate, |implementation |of |most |of |
the |data |sets |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |They |provide |a |complete |and |exhaustive |list |of |data |
elements |that |must |be |collected
(6) |In |a |paper-based |system, |the |completion |of |the |chart |is |monitored |in |a |special |area |of |the |
HIM |department |called |the |______ |file.
A) |Incomplete |record
B) |Permanent
,C) |Temporary
D) |Remote |storage |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Incomplete |record
(7) |Consider |the |following |sequence |of |numbers. |What |filing |system |is |being |used |if |these |
numbers |represent |the |health |record |numbers |of |three |records |filed |together |within |the |filing |
system?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99
A) |Straight |numerical |
B) |Terminal |digit
C) |Middle |digit
D) |Unit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Terminal |digit
(8) |The |MPI |is |necessary |to |physically |locate |health |records |within |the |paper-based |storage |
system |for |all |types |of |filing |systems, |EXCEPT:
A) |Alphabetical
B) |Middle |digit |
C) |Terminal |digit
D) |Straight |numerical |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Alphabetical
(9) |The |RHIT |supervisor |for |the |filing |and |retrieval |section |of |Community |Clinic |is |developing |a |
staffing |schedule |for |the |year. |The |clinic |is |open |260 |days |per |year |and |has |an |average |of |600 |
clinic |visits |per |day. |The |standard |for |filing |records |is |60 |per |hour. |The |standard |for |retrieval |of
|records |is |40 |records |per |hour. |Given |these |standards, |how |many |filing |hours |will |be |required |
daily |to |retrieve |and |file |records |for |each |clinic |day?
, A) |6 |hours |per |day |
B) |10 |hours |per |day
C) |15 |hours |per |day
D) |25 |hours |per |day |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |25 |hours |per |day
(10) |In |which |of |the |following |systems |are |all |encounters |or |patient |visits |filed |or |linked |
together?
A) |Serial |numbering |system |
B) |Unit |numbering |system
C) |Straight |numerical |filing |system
D) |Middle-digit |filing |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Unit |numbering |system
(11) |Which |of |the |following |is |a |disadvantage |of |alphabetical |filing?
A) |Easy |to |train |new |personnel |to |file
B) |Uneven |expansion |of |file |shelves |or |cabinets
C) |Ease |of |creation
D) |Relies |on |an |index |or |authority |key |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Uneven |expansion |of |file |
shelves |or |cabinets
(12) |Which |of |the |following |is |a |request |from |a |clinical |area |to |check |out |a |health |record?
A) |Outguide |folder
B) |Requisition
C) |MPI
(Data Analysis and Management) WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
(1) |A |critical |early |step |in |designing |an |EHR |is |to |develop |a(n) |________in |which |the |
characteristics |of |each |data |element |are |defined.
A) |Accreditation |manual
B) |Core |content |
C) |Continuity |of |care |record |
D) |Data |dictionary |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Data |dictionary
(2) |Once |hospital |discharge |abstract |systems |were |developed |and |their |ability |to |provide |
comparative |data |to |hospitals |was |established, |it |became |necessary |to |develop:
A) |Data |sets
B) |Data |elements
C) |Electronic |data |interchange
D) |Bills |of |mortality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Data |sets
(3) |In |healthcare, |data |sets |serve |two |purposes. |The |first |is |to |identify |data |elements |to |be |
collected |about |each |patient. |The |second |is |to:
A) |Provide |uniform |data |definitions
,B) |Guide |efforts |toward |computerization
C) |Determine |statistical |formulas
D) |Provide |a |research |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Provide |uniform |data |defintions
(4) |A |health |information |technician |is |responsible |for |designing |a |data |collection |form |to |
collect |data |on |patients |in |an |acute-care |hospital. |The |first |resource |that |she |should |use |is:
A) |UHDDS
B) |UACDS
C) |MDS
D) |ORYX |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |UHDDS
(5) |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |characteristic |of |the |common |healthcare |data |sets |such |as
|UHDDS |and |UACDS?
A) |They |define |minimum |data |elements |to |be |collected
B) |They |provide |a |complete |and |exhaustive |list |of |data |elements |that |must |be |collected
C) |They |provide |a |framework |for |data |collection |to |which |an |individual |facility |can |add |data |
items |
D) |The |federal |government |recommends, |but |does |not |mandate, |implementation |of |most |of |
the |data |sets |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |They |provide |a |complete |and |exhaustive |list |of |data |
elements |that |must |be |collected
(6) |In |a |paper-based |system, |the |completion |of |the |chart |is |monitored |in |a |special |area |of |the |
HIM |department |called |the |______ |file.
A) |Incomplete |record
B) |Permanent
,C) |Temporary
D) |Remote |storage |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Incomplete |record
(7) |Consider |the |following |sequence |of |numbers. |What |filing |system |is |being |used |if |these |
numbers |represent |the |health |record |numbers |of |three |records |filed |together |within |the |filing |
system?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99
A) |Straight |numerical |
B) |Terminal |digit
C) |Middle |digit
D) |Unit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Terminal |digit
(8) |The |MPI |is |necessary |to |physically |locate |health |records |within |the |paper-based |storage |
system |for |all |types |of |filing |systems, |EXCEPT:
A) |Alphabetical
B) |Middle |digit |
C) |Terminal |digit
D) |Straight |numerical |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Alphabetical
(9) |The |RHIT |supervisor |for |the |filing |and |retrieval |section |of |Community |Clinic |is |developing |a |
staffing |schedule |for |the |year. |The |clinic |is |open |260 |days |per |year |and |has |an |average |of |600 |
clinic |visits |per |day. |The |standard |for |filing |records |is |60 |per |hour. |The |standard |for |retrieval |of
|records |is |40 |records |per |hour. |Given |these |standards, |how |many |filing |hours |will |be |required |
daily |to |retrieve |and |file |records |for |each |clinic |day?
, A) |6 |hours |per |day |
B) |10 |hours |per |day
C) |15 |hours |per |day
D) |25 |hours |per |day |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D) |25 |hours |per |day
(10) |In |which |of |the |following |systems |are |all |encounters |or |patient |visits |filed |or |linked |
together?
A) |Serial |numbering |system |
B) |Unit |numbering |system
C) |Straight |numerical |filing |system
D) |Middle-digit |filing |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Unit |numbering |system
(11) |Which |of |the |following |is |a |disadvantage |of |alphabetical |filing?
A) |Easy |to |train |new |personnel |to |file
B) |Uneven |expansion |of |file |shelves |or |cabinets
C) |Ease |of |creation
D) |Relies |on |an |index |or |authority |key |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Uneven |expansion |of |file |
shelves |or |cabinets
(12) |Which |of |the |following |is |a |request |from |a |clinical |area |to |check |out |a |health |record?
A) |Outguide |folder
B) |Requisition
C) |MPI
