RHIA Exam Prep 145 Questions with Verified Answers
Source-Oriented Health Record - CORRECT ANSWER Documents organized into sections according to the
... [Show More] provider's and departments that provide treatment (lab together, rad. together, clinical notes together)
Problem-Oriented Health Record - CORRECT ANSWER Divided into four parts: database, problem list, initial plan, progress notes (SOAP)
SOAP what does S stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Subjective (patient's point of view)
SOAP what does O stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Objective (what the practitioner finds)
SOAP what does A stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment (combine subjective and objective to make a conclusion)
SOAP what does P stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Plan (approach to be taken to resolve patient's problem
Integrated Health Records - CORRECT ANSWER Documentation from various sources organized in strict chronological or reverse chronological order
Advantage of Integrated Health Record? - CORRECT ANSWER Easy to follow course of diagnosis and treatment
Disadvantage of Integrated Health Record? - CORRECT ANSWER Difficult to compare similar information (ex. lab results or oncology information)
When should H&P be documented in record? - CORRECT ANSWER Within 24 hours of admission
When should Operative Report be documented in record? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately following surgery
When should Verbal Orders be cosigned? - CORRECT ANSWER Within 24 hours
When should Discharge Summary be documented? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately after discharge of patient
Qualitative Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Review of record to ensure that standards are met and determine the adequacy of entries documenting the quality of care
Quantitative Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER A review of health record to determine its completeness and accuracy
Data Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER Data are the correct values and are valid
Data Accessibility - CORRECT ANSWER Data items are easily obtainable and legal to collect
Data Comprehensiveness - CORRECT ANSWER All required data items included AND entire scope of data is collected and intentional limitations documented
Data Consistency - CORRECT ANSWER Value of data is reliable and consistent across applications
Data Currency - CORRECT ANSWER Data is up to date, if it is outdated it must have been up to date at the time it was presented
Data Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Clear definitions provided so users know what data means, each data element should have clear meaning and accepted values
Data Granularity - CORRECT ANSWER The attributes and values of data should be defined at the correct level of detail
Data Precision - CORRECT ANSWER Data values should be just large enough to support the application or process and acceptable values or ranges must be defined
Data Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER The data are meaningful to the performance of the process or application for which they are collected
Data Timeliness - CORRECT ANSWER Determined by how the data are being used and their context
Minimum Data Set (MDS) purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER Promote comparability and compatibility of data by using standard data items with uniform definitions
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform collection of data on inpatients
Uniform Ambulatory Core Data Set (UACDS) - CORRECT ANSWER Improve ability to compare data in ambulatory care settings
Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Long-Term Care (LTC) and Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) - CORRECT ANSWER Comprehensive functional assessment of long-term care patients
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) - CORRECT ANSWER Comprehensive assessment for adult home care patient and forms the basis for measuring patient outcomes
Uniform Clinical Data Set (UCDS) - CORRECT ANSWER Data collection utilized by peer review organization to determine the quality of patient care
Data (3 definition points) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Collection of elements on a given subject
2. Raw facts and figures expressed in text, numbers, symbols, and images
3. Facts, ideas, or concepts that can be captured, communicated, and processed, either manually or electronically
Information (2 definition points) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Data that have been processed into meaningful form, manually or by computer in order to be valuable to user
2. Adds to a representation and tells recipient something that was not known before
Data Model - CORRECT ANSWER Plan or pattern for an information system, including the database structure, known as a conceptual model, and the translation of the concept to the computer, known as the physical model
Database Entities - CORRECT ANSWER Persons, locations, things, or concepts about which data can be collected and stored
Database Attribute - CORRECT ANSWER Describes an entity or distinct characteristics about it
Database Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER Associations between entities
Database Character - CORRECT ANSWER Collection of bits make up a byte
Byte - CORRECT ANSWER A character such as a number, letter, or symbol
Database Field - CORRECT ANSWER Made up of several characters such as name, age, or gender
Database Record - CORRECT ANSWER Made up of a series of fields about one person or thing
Database File - CORRECT ANSWER Made up of fields and records about an entity such as a patient
What is another word for file or entity - CORRECT ANSWER Table
What are fields in a database table? - CORRECT ANSWER Columns
What are records in a database table? - CORRECT ANSWER Rows
Relational Model Database - CORRECT ANSWER Database management system in which data are organized and managed as a collection of tables
Object Oriented Database Model - CORRECT ANSWER Uses commands that act as small, self-contained instructional units (objects) that may be combined in various ways
Hierarchical Database Model - CORRECT ANSWER Data is organized in tree's according to relationships (one to many)
Network Database Model - CORRECT ANSWER Data is organized in tree's according to relationships (many to many)
Open System Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER Hardware, software, transmission, media, and database industry standards allow different computer vendor systems to communicate to each other
Closed System Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER Communication is possible only on one vendor's system
Hardware - CORRECT ANSWER Physical equipment that makes up computers and computer systems
What are the 3 types of computers? - CORRECT ANSWER Mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers
Software - CORRECT ANSWER Operating systems software and application software
Local Area Network (LAN) - CORRECT ANSWER Multiple devices connected via communications media and located in a small geographical area
Wide Area Network (WAN) - CORRECT ANSWER A computer network that connects separate institutions across a large geographical area
Intranet - CORRECT ANSWER Private network that has its servers located inside a firewall
Alphabetic Health Record Identification - CORRECT ANSWER A patient's name identifies the patient record
Numeric Identification - CORRECT ANSWER A number identifies the patient record
Serial Numbering - CORRECT ANSWER A new number is assigned to the patient for each new encounter at the facility
Unit Numbering - CORRECT ANSWER The patient retains the same number for every encounter at the facility
Serial-Unit Numbering - CORRECT ANSWER A new number is assigned to the patient for each new encounter at the facility, but the former records are brought forward and filed under the new number
Centralized Filing - CORRECT ANSWER Records filed in one location
Decentralized Filing - CORRECT ANSWER Records filed in multiple locations
Alphabetic Filing - CORRECT ANSWER Starts with last names and then includes first name and middle initial
Straight Numeric Filing - CORRECT ANSWER Filing charts in sequential order; the records start with the chart with the lowest number value and end with the chart with the highest number value
Terminal Digit Filing - CORRECT ANSWER Numeric filing is divided into three parts and is read from right to left instead of left to right
What does AHA recommend for record retention? - CORRECT ANSWER Minimum of 10 years
When does AHA recommend record retention for a minor? - CORRECT ANSWER 10 years past the age of majority
Index - CORRECT ANSWER Listing or arrangement of data in a designated order; contains special types of information, and purpose is to assist in location of desired information
Master Patient Index (MPI) - CORRECT ANSWER Identifies all patients admitted to a health care facility for treatment, along with their identifying information
Number Index - CORRECT ANSWER Chronological list of patient's identification numbers issued to patients
Physician Index - CORRECT ANSWER Provides every physician with a list of identifying medical cases
Disease Index - CORRECT ANSWER List of diseases and conditions according to the classification system used in the facility
Procedure or Operation Index - CORRECT ANSWER List of surgical and procedural codes
Registry - CORRECT ANSWER Created to monitor various diseases and health problems with different goals and objectives
Admission and Discharge Register -- How long retained and in what order? - CORRECT ANSWER Permanent in chronological order
Operating Room Register - CORRECT ANSWER Maintained for 10 years; provides statistical data for caseload analysis and administrative reports
Births and Deaths Register - CORRECT ANSWER Provide accessible information about births and deaths
Emergency Room Register - CORRECT ANSWER Monitors patients who enter the emergency room for services
Cancer or Tumor Registry - CORRECT ANSWER System that monitors all types of cancer diagnosed or treated in an institution
Health Care Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - CORRECT ANSWER Provides leadership in health care for the management of technology management systems
International Federation of Health Record Organizations (IFHRO) - CORRECT ANSWER Supports national associations and health record professionals to improve health records
International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) - CORRECT ANSWER Promotes informatics in healthcare and bio-medical research
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) - CORRECT ANSWER Supports information technology professionals to improve health care
American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT) - CORRECT ANSWER Largest association for medical trasncription
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) - CORRECT ANSWER Serves needs of health care chief information officers and advocates for more effective use of information management in health care
Alternate Delivery Systems - CORRECT ANSWER Health care provided by methods other than the traditional inpatient care, including home health, ambulatory, hospice, and other types of health care.
Care - CORRECT ANSWER The management of, responsibility for, or attention to the safety and well-being of another person or other persons
Client - CORRECT ANSWER Individual who is receiving professional services
Hill Burton Act - CORRECT ANSWER Legislation enacted in 1946 that provided funding for the construction of hospitals and other health care facilities
Secondary Patient Record - CORRECT ANSWER A record used for selected data elements to aid in research conducted by clinical and non-clinical people
American Medical Association (AMA) was established to...? - CORRECT ANSWER Assure the quality of American medical education
American Hospital Association (AHA) was established to...? - CORRECT ANSWER Promote public welfare by providing better health care in hospitals
What did the Flexner Report of 1910 do? - CORRECT ANSWER Identify serious problems and inconsistencies in medical education
American College of Surgeons (ACS) was established to...? - CORRECT ANSWER Develop a system of hospital standardization to improve patient care and recognize hospitals that had the highest ideals
What is the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER Health issues, including health care and cost, welfare of various populations, occupational safety, and income security plans
What did the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibilities Act (TEFRA) do? - CORRECT ANSWER Established a mechanism for controlling the cost of the Medicare program and set limits on reimbursement and required the development of the prospective payment system
What did the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) establish? - CORRECT ANSWER Anti-dumping statue, established criteria for the transfer and discharge of Medicare and Medicaid patients
What did the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 establish? - CORRECT ANSWER Gave patients the right to set advance directives
Hierarchical Organizational Chart - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals at the top have authority and it passes downward through a chain of command
Vertical Organizational Chart - CORRECT ANSWER Governing Board has ultimate authority, followed by the CEO, Medical Staff, Department Directors, Supervisors, and Numerous Subordinates
Matrix Organizational Chart - CORRECT ANSWER Supports general managers who focus on managing people and processes as opposed to strategy and structure, horizontal scheme embraces individual capabilities, employees may have two or more supervisors
Product Line Management - CORRECT ANSWER Hospitals organized around product line categories (obstetrics, rehabilitation, cardiology)
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's) - CORRECT ANSWER Managed health care that integrates health care delivery with insurance for healthcare
Nursing Long-Term Care - CORRECT ANSWER Nursing care and related services for residents who need medical, nursing, or rehabilitative care provided on a 24 hour basis
Domiciliary - CORRECT ANSWER Supervision, room, and board provided for those unable to live independently
Mobile Diagnostic Services - CORRECT ANSWER Health care services are transported to the patients, especially diagnostic procedures
Fee for Service - CORRECT ANSWER Third party payers and/ or patients issue payments to health care providers based on charges assigned to each service performed for each patient
Traditional Fee-For-Service - CORRECT ANSWER Third party payers and/ or patients pay health care providers after services have been rendered
Managed Fee-For-Service - CORRECT ANSWER Costs are controlled by the managed-care plan's management of members' uses of services; providers are reimbursed by fee schedules
Episode of Care - CORRECT ANSWER Health care plan compensates providers with a lump-sum payment to compensate them for all services delivered to a patient for a specific illness and over a specific period of time
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) - CORRECT ANSWER for reimbursement of physician services of beneficiaries covered under Medicare Part B
Clinical Practice Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER Systematically developed statements used to assist provider and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances
Clinical Protocols - CORRECT ANSWER Treatment recommendations often based on guidelines, step-by-step description of an accepted procedure
Critical Paths - CORRECT ANSWER Display goals for patients and provide the corresponding ideal sequence and timing of staff actions to achieve those goals with optimal efficiency
Clinical Pathways - CORRECT ANSWER Structured plans of care
Care Maps - CORRECT ANSWER Multi-disciplinary standards that outline the processes of care and expected outcomes within predetermined time frames
Private Law (Civil Law) - CORRECT ANSWER Recognition and enforcement of the rights and duties of private individuals and organizations
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER An injury or wrong committed against an individual or his property. One party asserts wrongful conduct on part of the other and seeks compensation for harm suffered
Contract - CORRECT ANSWER Legally enforceable agreements between two or more individuals
Public Law - CORRECT ANSWER Deals with relationships between private parties and the government (criminal law and government regulations)
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER Prohibits conduct considered injurious to society as a whole and provides for punishment of those found to have engaged in such conduct
What is the difference between a CRIME and a TORT - CORRECT ANSWER A crime is an offense against a person or the public at large. A tort is a civil wrong against an individual
Statutes - CORRECT ANSWER Statutory law written or enacted by bodies such as the U.S. Congress and state and local legislatures
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of principles that have evolved over time from court decisions resolving controversies
How long does AHIMA recommend keeping an adult patient health record? - CORRECT ANSWER 10 years after most recent encounter
How long does AHIMA recommend keeping a minor patient health record? - CORRECT ANSWER From the age of majority (usually 18) plus a statute of limitation governing medical malpractice lawsuits
Who owns the physical health record? - CORRECT ANSWER The healthcare provider, physician, or hospital that maintains it
Who owns the information within the health record? - CORRECT ANSWER The patient
Privacy - CORRECT ANSWER The right of an individual to be left alone
What are the three elements of privileged communication? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Relationship between patient and provider
2. Information must have been acquired through such a relationship
3. Information must have some connection with the provider's task of treating the patient
Durable Power of Attorney - CORRECT ANSWER Legal document in which patients name someone close to them to make decisions about their health care in the event they become incapacitated
Subpoena - CORRECT ANSWER Court order requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony
What can happen if you disregard a subpoena? - CORRECT ANSWER You can be held in contempt of court
Subpoena Duces Tecum - CORRECT ANSWER A written order commanding a person to appear, give testimony, and bring all documents(records) described in the subpoena to court
Subpoena Ad Testificandum - CORRECT ANSWER Court order that requires a person to appear in court to testify
Drug Abuse and Treatment Act (1972) - CORRECT ANSWER Requires drug and alcohol abuse patient records to be kept confidential and not subject to disclosure except as provided by law
Heath Care Quality Improvement Act (1986) - CORRECT ANSWER Established the NPDB
Patient Self Determination Act (1990) - CORRECT ANSWER Requires that all health care facilities notify patients age 18 and over that they have the right to have an advance directive placed in their health record
Privacy Act (1974) - CORRECT ANSWER Gives individuals some control over the information collected about them by the federal government
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1987) - CORRECT ANSWER Created the Nursing Home Reform Act, which ensures residents of nursing homes receive quality care, requires provision of certain services, and establishes a residents' bill of rights
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (1936) TEFRA - CORRECT ANSWER Introduced the Peer Review Organization (PRO) program as a component of Medicare law to ensure the quality of care rendered to patients
Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act (1936) - CORRECT ANSWER Stipulates that records can be admitted as evidence in a court of law if they were kept in the ordinary course of business.
Uniform Healthcare Information Act (1985) - CORRECT ANSWER Serves as a model for state adoption and provides rules about health information management. As of 1996, only Montana and Washington had enacted this legislation [Show Less]