RHIT

reasonable accommodations (Ans- disabled accommodations might include altering their work schedule, modifying office equipment or software performance standards (Ans- managers report amount, efficiency and quality of work being done. Employees need to know expectations Performance appraisal (Ans- review and evaluation methods used to assess employee and team performance 360 performance appraisal method utilizes team members as part of the appraisal process coding productivity...

Inpatient occupancy rate: (Ans- (Service days x 100) / (number of beds x service days) = percentage rate % Under HIPAA, which of the following is not named as a covered entity? (Ans- Outsourced transcription company; they would be business associates of a covered entity A standard of performance or best practice for a particular process or outcome is called a(n)_____ (Ans- Benchmark The breach notification requirement applies to_____ (Ans- Unsecured PHI only Which of the follow...

OASIS data are used to assess the ___ of home health services. (Ans- Outcome A statement or guideline that directs decision making or behavior is called a: (Ans- Policy Examples of high-risk billing practices that create compliance risks for healthcare organizations include all of the following, except: (Ans- Returned Overpayments Healthcare fraud is all of the following except: (Ans- Unnecessary Costs to a program Corporate compliance programs became common after adoption of...

Standardizing medical terminology to avoid differences in naming various medical conditions and procedures (such as the synonyms bunionectomy, McBride procedure, and repair of hallus valgus) is one purpose of: (Ans- Vocabulary Standards Ensuring the patient information is reliable and the same across the entire patient encounter is: (Ans- Data Consistency Which health record uses an itemized list of the patient's present and past health problems? (Ans- Problem-Oriented health record...

The evaluation of coders is recommended at least quarterly for the purpose of measurement and assurance of: A. Speed B. Data quality and integrity C. Accuracy D. Effective relationships with physicians and facility personnel (Ans- Data quality and integrity Coders should be evaluated at least quarterly, with appropriate training needs identified, facilitated, and reassessed over time. Only through this continuous process of evaluation can data quality and integrity be accurately measu...

The overutilization or inappropriate utilization of services and misuse of resources, typically not a criminal or intentional act is called which of the following? a. Fraud b. Abuse c. Waste d. Audit (Ans- c Waste is the overutilization or inappropriate utilization of services and misuse of resources, and typically is not a criminal or intentional act. Waste includes practice like over prescribing and ordering tests inappropriately (Foltz et al. 2016, 448). Examples of high-risk bill...

The accounts not selected for the billing report is a daily report used to track accounts that are: a. Awaiting payment in accounts receivable b. Paid at different rates c. In bill hold or in error and awaiting billing d. Pulled for quality review (Ans- c. In bill hold or in error and awaiting billing The accounts not selected for billing report is a daily report used to track the many reasons that accounts may not be ready for billing. This report is also called the discharged not fi...

Data elements collected on large populations of individuals and stored in databases are referred to as: a. Statistics b. Information c. Aggregate data d. Standard (Ans - c. Aggregate data Data about patients can be extracted from individual health records and combined as aggregate data. Aggregate data are used to develop information about groups of patients. For example, data about all patients who suffered an acute myocardial infarction during a specific time period could be collected...

A health record technician has been asked to review the discharge patient abstracting module of a proposed new electronic health record (EHR). Which of the following data sets would the technician consult to ensure the system collects all federally required discharge data elements for Medicare and Medicaid inpatients in an acute-care hospital? a. CARF b. DEEDS c. UACDS d. UHDDS (Ans- d. UHDDS (Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set) The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) data cha...

Which of the following individuals would serve as a bridge between information technology and business and clinical areas while managing each key area? a. Data steward b. Systems analyst c. Data scientist d. Systems administrator (Ans- a Data stewards serve as the bridge between information technology, and business and clinical areas. They are assigned to manage key data areas and are responsible for tasks such as data definition and information quality activities (Johns 2015, 83). W...