INTRO TO HIM FINAL EXAM 96 QUESTIONS
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What is the national association for HIM professionals? Answer - AHIMA -
American Health Information Management Association.
What is the role of the HIM professional within the healthcare organization?
Answer - 1. Conducting a data content standards requirements analysis
2. Developing a local data dictionary to support enterprise-wide
interoperability
3. Advancing the development of data content standards
4. Contributing to domain knowledge by participating in relevant professional
association work
5. Contributing to the development and harmonization of industry and
professional standards
What are the two credentials available to HIM professionals? Answer -
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
What is the purpose of the patient's health record? Answer - The health record
is the principal repository (storage place) for data and information about the
healthcare services provided to an individual patient. It documents the who,
what, when, where, why, and how of patient care. The health record also
records the health status of the patient.
Who uses the patient's health record? Answer - • patient care providers
• Managed care organizations
• integrated healthcare delivery systems
, • regulatory and accreditation organizations
• licensing bodies
• educational organizations
• third-party payers
• research facilities
Is the health record a primary or secondary source of information Answer -
The health record is a primary source of information.
Can you provide examples of secondary sources of information? Answer - •
MPI - Master Patient Index
• Disease and Operation Index
• Physician Index
• Registries
What are the three formats for the paper-based health record? Describe these
3 formats. Answer - • Source Oriented - documents are grouped together
according to their point of origin.
• Problem Oriented - an itemized list of the patient's past and present social,
psychological, and medical problems. Each problem is identified by a unique
number.
• Integrated - arranged so that the documentation from various sources is
intermingled and follows strict chronological order.
What determines the patient's level of care? Answer - Utilization management
- a set of processes used to determine the appropriateness of medical services.
Patient Diagnosis site of care, the length of stay and other clinical factors.
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