RHIT Mock Exam ALL Sections Questions
with Revised Solutions
The most common type of vaginitis is - Answer-both yeast and protozan
The hypothalalmus, thalamus, and pituitary gland are all part of the - Answer-exocrine
system
Which of the following BEST summarizes the current treatment of cervical cancer? -
Answer-A new three-shot vaccinination series that protects against the types of HPV
that cause most cervical cancers
Which of the following is a characteristic of Graves' disease? - Answer-It is an
autoimmune disease
A "pill-rolling"tremor of one hand is a characteristics symptom of - Answer-Parkinson
disease
A toxic goiter has what distinguishing characteristic - Answer-thyroid hyperfunction
Which of the following elements of negligence must be present in order to recover
damages? - Answer-duty of care; breach of duty of care; suffered an injury; defendant's
conduct caused the plaintiff harm
As the director of HIT for Bayshore Hospital you are asked to provide sworn verbal
testimony in a suit by a former patient. This testimony is - Answer-Deposition
As the director of HIT for Bayshore Hospital you are asked to provide written answers to
questions asked in a suit by a former patient. This is - Answer-Interrogatory
As the director of HIT for Bayshore Hospital you are asked to provide written answers to
questions asked in a suit by a former patient and asked to provide sworn verbal
testimony as well. The phase of this lawsuit is - Answer-Discovery
Which of the following claims of negligence fits into the category of res ipsa loqitur? -
Answer-Leaving a foreign body inside a patient
When a health care facility fails to invesetigate the qualifications of a physician hired to
work as an independent contractor in the emergency room and is accused of
negligence, the health care facility can be held liable under - Answer-corporate
negligence
, Electronically stored information, for example, the EHR, differs from paper-based
information in Volume, variety of sources, and confidentitality but not - Answer-metadata
Under traditional rules of evisence, a medical/health record is considered
_______________ and is ____________into evidence. - Answer-hearsay; inadmissable
Elements of a contract are - Answer-offer/communication, price/consideration,
acceptance
_________ is not an element of a contract - Answer-duty
In which of the following circumstances would release of information without the
patient's authorization be permissible? - Answer-Release to third party payers
When conducting a study, you classify pain levels associated with a specific illness as:
01, none; 02, little or minimal; 3 moderate; 04 heavy; 05, severe. These data are best
described as - Answer-ordinal
Which of the following interactions fits the definition of a patient encounter? P daw Dr. H
during a scheduled office visit. Dr. H prescribed a new med. J called Dr. H with a
question about her med. Dr. H retruned the call and answered J's question. L was seen
by Dr. H in the ER adfter having a reaction to his meds. The pharmacy recevied
telephone approval from Dr. H for a refil on F's meds. - Answer-P and L.
A small portion of the form you are using for a research study is reproduced below.
Male 1 Female 2. This data is - Answer-nominal
MT. hospital has discovered a security breach. Someone hacked into the system and
viewed 50 medical records. According to the ARRA, what is the responsibility of the
covered entity? - Answer-All individuals must be notified within 60 days.
A patient has submitted an authorization to release information to a physician office for
continued care. The ROI clerk wants to limit the information provided because of the
minimum necessary rule. What should the supervisor tell the clerk? - Answer-The
patient is an exception to the minimum necessary rule, so process as written.
Pat is processing a request for medical records. The record contains an op. report and a
discharge summary from another hospital. The records are going to another physician
for patient care. What should Pat do? - Answer-Include the documents from the other
hospital.
In the past, the Joint Commission standards focused on promoting the use of a facility
approved abbreviation list to be used by hospital care providers. With the advent of the
Commission's national patient safety goals, the focus has shifted to - Answer-use of
prohibited or "dangerous" abbreviations
with Revised Solutions
The most common type of vaginitis is - Answer-both yeast and protozan
The hypothalalmus, thalamus, and pituitary gland are all part of the - Answer-exocrine
system
Which of the following BEST summarizes the current treatment of cervical cancer? -
Answer-A new three-shot vaccinination series that protects against the types of HPV
that cause most cervical cancers
Which of the following is a characteristic of Graves' disease? - Answer-It is an
autoimmune disease
A "pill-rolling"tremor of one hand is a characteristics symptom of - Answer-Parkinson
disease
A toxic goiter has what distinguishing characteristic - Answer-thyroid hyperfunction
Which of the following elements of negligence must be present in order to recover
damages? - Answer-duty of care; breach of duty of care; suffered an injury; defendant's
conduct caused the plaintiff harm
As the director of HIT for Bayshore Hospital you are asked to provide sworn verbal
testimony in a suit by a former patient. This testimony is - Answer-Deposition
As the director of HIT for Bayshore Hospital you are asked to provide written answers to
questions asked in a suit by a former patient. This is - Answer-Interrogatory
As the director of HIT for Bayshore Hospital you are asked to provide written answers to
questions asked in a suit by a former patient and asked to provide sworn verbal
testimony as well. The phase of this lawsuit is - Answer-Discovery
Which of the following claims of negligence fits into the category of res ipsa loqitur? -
Answer-Leaving a foreign body inside a patient
When a health care facility fails to invesetigate the qualifications of a physician hired to
work as an independent contractor in the emergency room and is accused of
negligence, the health care facility can be held liable under - Answer-corporate
negligence
, Electronically stored information, for example, the EHR, differs from paper-based
information in Volume, variety of sources, and confidentitality but not - Answer-metadata
Under traditional rules of evisence, a medical/health record is considered
_______________ and is ____________into evidence. - Answer-hearsay; inadmissable
Elements of a contract are - Answer-offer/communication, price/consideration,
acceptance
_________ is not an element of a contract - Answer-duty
In which of the following circumstances would release of information without the
patient's authorization be permissible? - Answer-Release to third party payers
When conducting a study, you classify pain levels associated with a specific illness as:
01, none; 02, little or minimal; 3 moderate; 04 heavy; 05, severe. These data are best
described as - Answer-ordinal
Which of the following interactions fits the definition of a patient encounter? P daw Dr. H
during a scheduled office visit. Dr. H prescribed a new med. J called Dr. H with a
question about her med. Dr. H retruned the call and answered J's question. L was seen
by Dr. H in the ER adfter having a reaction to his meds. The pharmacy recevied
telephone approval from Dr. H for a refil on F's meds. - Answer-P and L.
A small portion of the form you are using for a research study is reproduced below.
Male 1 Female 2. This data is - Answer-nominal
MT. hospital has discovered a security breach. Someone hacked into the system and
viewed 50 medical records. According to the ARRA, what is the responsibility of the
covered entity? - Answer-All individuals must be notified within 60 days.
A patient has submitted an authorization to release information to a physician office for
continued care. The ROI clerk wants to limit the information provided because of the
minimum necessary rule. What should the supervisor tell the clerk? - Answer-The
patient is an exception to the minimum necessary rule, so process as written.
Pat is processing a request for medical records. The record contains an op. report and a
discharge summary from another hospital. The records are going to another physician
for patient care. What should Pat do? - Answer-Include the documents from the other
hospital.
In the past, the Joint Commission standards focused on promoting the use of a facility
approved abbreviation list to be used by hospital care providers. With the advent of the
Commission's national patient safety goals, the focus has shifted to - Answer-use of
prohibited or "dangerous" abbreviations
