HIM STUDY QUESTIONS
2024\2025
, HIM STUDY QUESTIONS 2024\2025 |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS |SOLVED!!
What is not a core competency of HIM Professionals (Biomedical
science, technology, management, access and privacy, health
information analysis) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Technology
Are non HIM members part of CHIMA board? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Yes
CCHIM is responsible for (select all that apply: A. establishes the
learning outcomes for HIM programs, B identifies the standards of
practice for entry level HIMs C. Creates and manages the national
certification exam) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A, B and C
T or F: All entries in a health record whether paper or electronic need to
be authenticated? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ True
A newborn's record is filed with its mothers? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ No
T or F: Abbreviations are never allowed in a health record - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ False
T or F: Specificity means that data needs to meet needs for clinical care
only - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
,T or F: Prior to elective surgery a patient will sign a Consent for Release
of Information - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
What are some typical elements of qualitative record analysis -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Diagnosis inconsistencies, inconsistencies
in identification (name of patient, DOB), time or location gaps, use of
non approved abbreviations
What occurs after qualitative and quantitative record analysis is
complete? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Coding and abstracting
What is the primary purpose of a health record? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ To support the continuity of care
Secondary uses of the health record? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Facilitate clinical decision making, funding, education, research,
operational management, legislation, support quality of care
Qualitative analysis is an important tool to ensure data quality. It
evaluates: potential risk events, adverse drug reactions, quality of
documentation, quality of care through use of established criteria. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Quality of documentation
T or F: While doing a final check on a paper record an HIM notices a lab
report is missing, once printed and added to the record, it can then be
filed. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False- further analysis may be
needed as well as coding and abstracting
, Discharge summary documentation must include: A. Detailed history of
patient, B discharge order, C. significant findings during hospitalization.
D. A and C, E. All of the above - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ C.
Significant findings during hospitalization
T or F: Redacting an entry in a record means deleting an error. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
T or F: If a patient presents their provincial health card at registration,
there is no need to search the MPI - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
Where would you expect to find this entry in a record: The patient was
admitted to the medical unit. He was started on Levaquin 500mg and
then later reduced to 250mg daily. The patient was hydrated with IV
fluids. Cardiac enzymes were done 2 days. The chest pain resolved;
ECG was unchanged. Patient will be followed as an outpatient. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Discharge summary
T or F: The chart order in a paper record is determined by a Health
Record Committee - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ True
T or F: A delinquent record is the same as a deficient record. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
What is the key principle of the ADT? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Collect once, use many
2024\2025
, HIM STUDY QUESTIONS 2024\2025 |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS |SOLVED!!
What is not a core competency of HIM Professionals (Biomedical
science, technology, management, access and privacy, health
information analysis) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Technology
Are non HIM members part of CHIMA board? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Yes
CCHIM is responsible for (select all that apply: A. establishes the
learning outcomes for HIM programs, B identifies the standards of
practice for entry level HIMs C. Creates and manages the national
certification exam) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A, B and C
T or F: All entries in a health record whether paper or electronic need to
be authenticated? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ True
A newborn's record is filed with its mothers? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ No
T or F: Abbreviations are never allowed in a health record - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ False
T or F: Specificity means that data needs to meet needs for clinical care
only - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
,T or F: Prior to elective surgery a patient will sign a Consent for Release
of Information - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
What are some typical elements of qualitative record analysis -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Diagnosis inconsistencies, inconsistencies
in identification (name of patient, DOB), time or location gaps, use of
non approved abbreviations
What occurs after qualitative and quantitative record analysis is
complete? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Coding and abstracting
What is the primary purpose of a health record? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ To support the continuity of care
Secondary uses of the health record? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Facilitate clinical decision making, funding, education, research,
operational management, legislation, support quality of care
Qualitative analysis is an important tool to ensure data quality. It
evaluates: potential risk events, adverse drug reactions, quality of
documentation, quality of care through use of established criteria. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Quality of documentation
T or F: While doing a final check on a paper record an HIM notices a lab
report is missing, once printed and added to the record, it can then be
filed. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False- further analysis may be
needed as well as coding and abstracting
, Discharge summary documentation must include: A. Detailed history of
patient, B discharge order, C. significant findings during hospitalization.
D. A and C, E. All of the above - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ C.
Significant findings during hospitalization
T or F: Redacting an entry in a record means deleting an error. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
T or F: If a patient presents their provincial health card at registration,
there is no need to search the MPI - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
Where would you expect to find this entry in a record: The patient was
admitted to the medical unit. He was started on Levaquin 500mg and
then later reduced to 250mg daily. The patient was hydrated with IV
fluids. Cardiac enzymes were done 2 days. The chest pain resolved;
ECG was unchanged. Patient will be followed as an outpatient. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Discharge summary
T or F: The chart order in a paper record is determined by a Health
Record Committee - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ True
T or F: A delinquent record is the same as a deficient record. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
What is the key principle of the ADT? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Collect once, use many
