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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Tuesday, July 23, 2024 10:52 AMAHIMA RHIA Exam Questions and Answers (100% Correct)
A possible justification for building an information system in-house rather than purchasing one
from a vendor is that: - ✔️✔️The facility has development teams they do not want to give up.
A clinic that is expanding its service offerings and needs an individual to help design a new
database will be searching for a: - ✔️✔️a. Data administrator
A data administrator focuses on understanding interrelationships among data in order to prepare
a logical design for a database. A database administrator is an information technology specialist
in database implementation and maintenance. Data governance managers are, typically, users of
databases. Data technologist is not a commonly used job title, but it may be one who manages
metadata
In a relational database, which of the following is an example of a many-to-many relationship?
a. Patients to hospital admissions
b. Patients to consulting physicians
c. Patients to hospital health records
d. Primary care physician to patients - ✔️✔️Patients to consulting physicians
One of the most common issues that healthcare organizations fail to do well in the strategic
process is:
a. Develop a vision
b. Develop strategies
c. Execute the implementation plan
d. Communicate the plan - ✔️✔️c. Execute the implementation plan
The strategic goals and objectives need to be clearly outlined, with assignments for who will be
accountable, timelines, allocation of resources, and measurements that will be used to ensure
success of implementation. When a detailed implementation includes the elements laid out
clearly—with timeframes and regular updates provided within the organization—the likelihood
of strategic success increases significantly
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When a healthcare entity destroys health records after the acceptable retention period has been
met, a certificate of destruction is created. How long must the healthcare entity maintain the
certificate of destruction?
a. 2 years
b. 5 years
c. 10 years
d. Permanently - ✔️✔️d. Permanently
Appropriate documentation of health record destruction must be maintained permanently no
matter how the process is carried out. This documentation usually takes the form of a certificate
of destruction
Dr. Hansen saw a patient in his office with measles. He directed his office staff to call the local
department of health to report this case of measles. The office manager called right away and
completed the report as instructed. Which of the following provides the correct analysis of the
actions taken by Dr. Hansen's office?
a. Dr. Hansen's office followed protocol and reported this case of measles correctly.
b. Dr. Hansen's office did not need to report this case to the local health department.
c. Dr. Hansen's office should have mailed a letter to the local health department to report this
case.
d. Dr. Hansen's office should have reported the case to the local hospital and not to the health
department. - ✔️✔️a. Dr. Hansen's office followed protocol and reported this case of measles
correctly.
Which of the following would be used to determine what the users need in an information
system?
a. Questionnaire
b. Trouble ticket
c. Source code
d. Weighted system - ✔️✔️a. Questionnaire
Questionnaires allow for a large number of users to provide input about the needs of the system
Which of the following is not a characteristic of strategy?
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a. An action or set of actions
b. A description of how one intends to achieve the goals
c. A description of specific implementation plans
d. A plan to improve the organization's fit within the external environment - ✔️✔️c. A description
of specific implementation plans
The data elements in a patient's automated laboratory result are examples of:
a. Unstructured data
b. Free-text data
c. Financial data
d. Structured data - ✔️✔️d. Structured data
Pressed for time, Sara hired a new release of information clerk without doing a reference check.
When the new clerk committed a violation of patient confidentiality, it came to light that she had
committed similar violations at her previous place of employment. By not checking the clerk's
references, Sara has opened the hospital to charge of:
a. Discrimination
b. Harassment
c. Negligent hiring
d. Overcompensation - ✔️✔️c. Negligent hiring
The HIM director hired an HIM data integrity analyst. This is a new position with a newly
created job description. The director needs to develop performance standards for this job and will
review a random selection of the job tasks performed in order to develop baseline data for future
job performance assessments. This method is called:
a. Benchmarking
b. Work sampling
c. Task interdependence
d. Job complexity - ✔️✔️b. Work sampling
Work sampling is a statistical method that reviews a select portion of tasks performed and
provides baseline data for further job performance assessment
Burning, shredding, pulping, and pulverizing are all acceptable methods in which process?
a. Deidentification of electronic documents
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b. Destruction of paper-based health records
c. Deidentification of records stored on microfilm
d. Destruction of computer-based health records - ✔️✔️b. Destruction of paper-based health
records
What is the payment reduction for facilities that fail to successfully meet the requirements of
Medicare's quality reporting programs?
a. 1 percent reduction
b. 2 percent reduction
c. 3 percent reduction
d. 4 percent reduction - ✔️✔️b. 2 percent reduction
Facilities failing to meet the Medicare Quality Reporting Requirements will receive a 2%
reduction in their Medicare payments
Appropriate documentation of health record destruction must be maintained permanently no
matter how the process is carried out. This documentation usually takes the form of a:
a. Policy of destruction
b. Retention schedule
c. Regulation schedule
d. Certificate of destruction - ✔️✔️d. Certificate of destruction
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a report on the percentage of patients who had a
baseline partial thromboplastin time (PTT) test performed prior to receiving heparin. What
clinical reports in the health record would the health data analyst need to consult in order to
prepare this report?
a. Physician progress notes and medication record
b. Nursing and physician progress notes
c. Medication administration record and clinical laboratory reports
d. Physician orders and clinical laboratory reports - ✔️✔️c. Medication administration record and
clinical laboratory reports
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