Rhit domain 5 and 6 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RHIT Practice Questions Domain 1: #51-#61 Accreditation 1. What is the act of granting approval to a healthcare organization based on whether the organization has met a set of voluntary standards called? Answer: Accreditation. 2. Which accrediting organization has been responsible for accrediting healthcare organizations since the mid-1950s and determines whether the organization is continually monitoring and improving the quality of care provided? Answer: The Joint Commission. ...

RHIT PREP DOMAIN 1 ALREADY GRADED A+ 1. What type of patient data is used to identify an individual? a. Demographic data b. Secondary data c. Aggregate data d. Identification data Answer: a. Demographic data 2. Which of the following is a derivation business rule? a. Assigning a patient to a clinical service b. Calculating the average length of stay c. Documenting a patient's date of birth d. Taking a hospital census Answer: b. Calculating the average length of stay 3....

RHIT PRACTICE TEST 1 DOMAIN 3- data analytics and use 1. What type of data is collected on large populations of individuals and stored in databases? Answer: Aggregate data. 2. What database is used to compare hospital-acquired urinary tract infection rates for Medicare patients with the national average? Answer: MEDPAR database. 3. What data provides the best comparison for Community Hospital's UTI rate? Answer: All individuals in the MEDPAR database except those admitted with a p...

RHIT Exam Prep Domain 1 Practice Questions Health Information Management 1. What are the two purposes of data sets in healthcare? Answer: To identify data elements to be collected about each patient and to provide uniform data definitions to aid standardization efforts across multiple hospitals. 2. Which resource should a HIT use when designing a data collection form for an acute-care hospital? Answer: The Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set (UACDS). 3. What is a critical early step i...

RHIT Domain 5 Verified Guide 1. A baby was not found in a hospital despite following all procedures, indicating a sentinel event. Answer: Yes, this is a sentinel event. 2. What is the primary goal of a corporate compliance program? To protect providers from sanctions or fines. Answer: No, the primary goal is to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. 3. What should be done to secure text messages sent by nursing staff to attending physicians? Encrypt text messages during trans...