CHIMA FINAL EXAM PREP - QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS A record is given a CMG at the time of: a. admission. b. coding. c. discharge. d. none of the
... [Show More] above. Which one of the following combinations is to be considered empirical or systematic research? a. gather and organize data, and testing hypotheses. b. inspiration and testing of hypothese. c. logic and common knowledge. d. participant observation and interviews. In a prospective study of a disease, the cohort originally selected consisted of: a. persons without the disease. b. persons without the factor under investigation. c. persons with the disease. d. persons with the factor under investigation. In an epidemiologic experiment in which the population of one city is exposed to a presumed etiologic factor, and the population of another city is used as a control, a major difficulty is that: Select one: a. the case and control groups may not be comparable considering other factors. b. the cities may not be of equal population therefore making comparisons invalid. c. the groups studied in each city may not be representative of the population of the city. d. there may be bias in determining the presence or absence of the presumed etiologic factor. The number of late fetal deaths after 28 weeks or more gestation plus infant deaths within 7 days of birth divided by the number of live births plus the number of late fetal deaths during a year: a. fetal mortality rate. b. infant fertility rate. c. maternal mortality rate. d. perinatal mortality rate.
Controls developed to ensure that the information being processed is complete and correct are a. input controls. b. output controls. c. procedural controls. d. storage controls. _______________is used by managers to help translate the organization's strategy into meaningful actions. It also allows managers to see how decisions they make affect units. Select one: a. balance scorecard. b. cost benefit analysis. c. process mapping. d. impact analysis. A man is pronounced dead at the scene of an accident and is brought to the hospital for autopsy. This would be included in: a. ER death rate. b. gross death rate. c. net death rate. d. no calculated death rates. Quality assurance goals and performance targets are developed: a. concurrently. b. continuously. c. prospectively. d. retrospectively. The calculated Cost per Weighted Case is based on: a. cases divided by Weighted Cases X costs. b. cost divided by number of cases. c. costs divided by weighted cases. d. number of cases divided by total costs. The 'gold standard' for clinical trials is a: a. cohort study. b. double blind trial. c. randomized control trial. d. triple blind trial.
Fetal deaths are a. included in net and gross death rates. b. included in gross death rates only. c. included in net death rates only. d. not included in either gross or net death rates. If the salary of an HIM professional is inversely proportional to their age, it indicates a ___________ relationship between the two variables. a. linear. b. negative c. no correlation. d. positive. If 7 is added to all measurements within a sample, a. the mean remains the same. b. the standard deviation remains the same. c. both a and b are true. d. both a and b are false. The way in which people look at the causes of their situation is known as: a. extraversion. Incorrect b. locus of control. c. motivation. d. social skills. The primary function of an MPI is to: a. facilitate chart retrieval. b. facilitate patient discharge. c. identify patients. d. identify records for conversion to electronic media. Which of the following behaviors is manifested by the leader who uses the path-goal theory? a. admonishes staff for being laggards. b. challenges the staff to take individual accountability for their own practice. c. recognizes staff for going beyond expectations by giving them citations. d. reminds staff about the sanctions for non performance. Which of the following does NOT characterize a transactional leader? a. focuses on management tasks. b. inspires others with vision. c. is a caretaker. d. uses trade-offs to meet goals. The requirement that a step in a project must be completed before, or at the same time, as another step in order for subsequent steps to be taken is known as: a. critical path. b. dependency. c. encryption. d. flow chart. What computer based system that is designed for collecting, storing, manipulating and making clinical information important to health care delivery process? a. clinical and hospital information system. b. clinical information system. c. electronic health record. d. patient information system. Suzie Queue signs onto the Sunshine Hospital website, and using her user name and password checks the results of her recent blood work and confirmation of her upcoming surgery date, time and instructions. This is an example of a(n): a. intranet. b. privacy application. c. sign on technology. d. web portal. Barriers for Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) included all of the following except: a. cost of CAC hardware and software. b. lack of industry standards. c. technological support. d. user's resistance to change. Installation of hardware, preparation of data tables, construction of interfaces and training occur in the __________ phase of SDLC. a. analysis. b. design. c. implementation. d. maintenance. An example of biosignal (s) would be: a. a blood pressure reading. b. an ECG recording. c. monitoring the color of a skin lesion. d. all of the above. Data about how a process performs now that is compared to how a process performs after a change is known as __________ data: a. aggregate. b. audit. c. baseline. d. comparable. Which chart-processing activity is eliminated with an EDMS that uses scanned images of barcoded forms? a. assembly. b. chart preparation. c. quality review. d. scanning. A set of rules to be processed by a computer program that involves repetition of steps is a/an: a. algorithm. b. architecture. c. normalization process. d. use case. The concept of protecting information from unauthorized disclosure is: a. confidentiality. b. ethics. c. privacy. d. security. A lock box is a term referring to data that the: a. mental health records. b. organization cannot release under any circumstances. c. person wants protected. d. physician records
Dr. Jones has signed a statement that all of her dictated reports should be considered approved and signed unless she makes correction within 72 hours of dictating. This is called ____________. a. autoauthentication. b. automatic record completion. c. chart tracking. d. electronic signature. Which of the following is not a regulated health profession? a. Dietetics. b. HIM. c. Occupational therapy. d. Respiratory therapy. In defining the content of the legal health record, a provincial health care organization should consult: a. CHIMA. b. federal legislation. c. provincial/territorial legislation. d. b and c. All of the following statements about consent to treatment are correct except: a. consent must be documented on a standard form. b. implied consent can sometimes be valid. c. treatment may legitimately occur in the absence of consent. d. valid consent requires advising the person of all risks. A document which requires you to attend at court and bring documents with you is called a(n): a. affidavit. b. search warrant. c. subpoena duces tecum. d. summons. You have been asked to provide examples of technical security measures. Which of the following would you include in your list of examples? a. audits. b. automatic logout. c. locked doors. d. staff training. The stage of group development in which the group starts to come together as a coordinated unit. a. adjourning. b. forming. c. norming. d. performing. Which stage of the standards lifecycle ensures that the health information standards are kept relevant and sustainable? a. conformance. b. education and training. c. implementation. d. maintenance. Suzie only tells the boss what the boss wants to hear. Suzie is practicing: a. filtering. b. jargon. c. perception. d. selection. Jessica is the leader of a project team working on the definition of the women's health service line. Several departments are so enthusiastic about the progress that they ask for additions to the project. This is not uncommon, and is known as a. add-ons. b. deliverable increase. c. effort expansion. d. scope creep. In order from lowest to highest, what are Maslow's five classes of needs? a. physiological - safety - social - esteem - self-actualization. b. physiological - safety - social - self-actualization - esteem. c. self-actualization - esteem - safety - social - physiological. d. social - esteem - physiological - safety - self-actualization. Technical skills are most important to: a. CEO. b. CCO. c. department manager. d. front-line supervisor. A supervisor or front-line manager spends most of his/her time: a. directing and controlling. b. organizing and controlling. c. planning and controlling. d. planning and organizing. Putting people into a convenient group on basis of some characteristics and make an assumption to perceive is called a. group perception. b. perceiving. c. perception. d. stereotyping. Stress symptoms can be grouped under any of the following three general categories except a. behavioral. b. cultural. c. psychological. d. physiological. The living or nonliving source which produces disease is known as the: a. agent. b. endemic factor. c. host. d. vector. Which of the following statements is not true about provincial and territorial ministries of health? a. each jurisdiction controls which services are covered and how they are delivered. b. each ministry is headed by an elected member of Parliament appointed by the prime minister to the position of Minister of Health (MOH). c. jurisdictions must abide by the principles and conditions of the Canada Health Act in order to receive continued federal funding. d. ministries work with service partners in the community - some government-funded, some private or nonprofit, and others a combination of government and private initiatives. A common type of hospital funding in which the amount is determined by the previous year's expenditures is known as: a. activity based funding. b. block funding. c. line by line funding. d. service based funding. A pan-Canadian information system housing information related to Drug Benefit Formularies, drug claims and drug plans is ______ a. HMDB. b. NSIR. c. NPDUIS. d. TADB. The focus of performance improvement should be on a. customers. b. employees. c. financial stability. d. interpersonal skills. B Which of the following voluntary organizations was involved in the evolution of health care in Canada? a. the Canadian Nurses Association. b. the Order of St. John. c. the St. Andrew's Society. d. the Veteran's Society. What are the two main requirements for consent to treatment? a. must be 16 years of age or more and cannot be done by proxy. b. must be express and informed. c. must be voluntary and informed. d. must be written and voluntary. Unless salaried, physicians are considered: a. private for profit service provider. b. private not for profit service provider. c. public for profit service provider. d. public not for profit service provider. What is the primary function of the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)? a. directing and funding research. b. obtaining funding for research from private companies. c. reviewing research from other countries. d. setting ethical guidelines for research. Which of the following elements is considered part of the social environment determinant of health? a. genetics. b. how one feels about themselves. c. personal health practices. d. the home one lives in. What is the best definition of aphasia? a. difficulty swallowing. b. loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage. c. the inability to articulate words clearly. d. the inability to comprehend or express language appropriately. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is when there is excessive clotting in circulation, which of the following is not true about DIC? a. could lead to organ failure. b. It is not life threatening. c. thrombi may occur. d. uncontrollable hemorrhage may result. Hypothyroidism during adulthood can produce which of the following disorders? a. acromegaly. b. Graves' Disease. c. hypoglycemia. d. myxedema. Circulatory shock causes: a. decreased GFR and increased renin secretion. b. immediate tubule necrosis and obstruction. c. increased ADH and decreased aldosterone secretionincreased ADH and decreased aldosterone secretion. d. SNS stimulation and vasodilation of afferent and efferent arterioles What factors contribute to headache, anorexia, and lethargy with kidney disease? 1. increased blood pressure. 2. elevated serum urea. 3. anemia. 4. acidosis. a. 1 only b. 2, 4 c. 1, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4 "Fit for use" data has the following characteristics: a. accuracy, reliable and useable. b. data quality, resourcefulness and security. c. interoperability, accuracy, and timeliness. d. utility, objectivity and Integrity. A study is done 10 times. Each time the p value decreases. As p approaches 0, the: a. changes in results are due to decrease in sampling error. b. changes in results are due to increase in sampling error. c. size of sample is increasing. d. value of study is decreasing. Children from the 4th grade, 6th grade, and 8th grade in a public school are asked a question. Twenty children, 10 males and 10 females, are surveyed in each grade. This is an example of a: a. cross-sectional design. b. historic prospective. c. longitudinal design. d. successive independent sample design. This stage of standards development includes adoption and adaptation: a. education and training. b. development. c. implementation. d. maintenance. In a _________ study, the researcher collects data providing a wealth of information about a variable or trend. a. case study. b. interview. c. observational study. d. quantitative study. The goal of random assignment to experimental conditions is to a. balance individual differences variables across conditions. b. hold conditions consistent across conditions. c. make sure the dependent variable does not differ across conditions. d. select different levels of a natural groups variable. CHIMA is conducting a research study to gather data from all of the members on the members' plans to pursue specialty designations. This is called a: a. causal-comparative study. b. census survey. c. correlational study. d. random survey. The process of organizing data to minimize redundancy is: a. data accuracy. b. data architecture. c. data integrity. d. data normalization The pathologists at your facility are concerned about the number of false positive breast biopsies in the past 2 years. They are concerned about the ____________ aspect of the current biopsy testing methods. a. accuracy. b. precision. c. sensitivity. d. specificity. The capacity to influence others because they admire you and want to identify positively with you is known as: a. coercive power. b. position power. c. referent power. d. reward power. A number assigned to patients in a cancer registry in the order that the patients are entered in the registry every year (for example, 03-0001) is a(n) ________ number. a. accession. b. follow-up. c. reference. d. tracking. [Show Less]