Question 1

Review the simplistic screen below. This is an example of how________ data can be enter

Accepted Answer

A)  unstructured 
B)  structured 
C)  nomenclature 
D)  template 
A)  unstructured 
B)  structured 
C)  nomenclature 
D)  template

Question 2

The President of the Medical Staff requests a report on the number of coronary artery bypass grafts performed by a particular physician in April of the previous year. Where would the health information manager look for this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  patient register 
B)  disease index 
C)  operation index 
D)  birth defects register 
A)  patient register 
B)  disease index 
C)  operation index 
D)  birth defects register

Question 3

A procedure performed with an instrument that freezes and destroys abnormal tissues (including seborrheic keratoses, basal cell carcinomas, and squamous cell carcinomas) is

Accepted Answer

A)  cryosurgery 
B)  electrodesiccation 
C)  phacoemulsification 
D)  photocautery 
A)  cryosurgery 
B)  electrodesiccation 
C)  phacoemulsification 
D)  photocautery

Question 4

Patient in late stages of labor arrives at the hospital. Her OB physician is not able to make the delivery and the house physician delivers the baby vaginally. Primary care physician resumes care after delivery. Code the delivery.

Accepted Answer

A)  59409 
B)  59612 
C)  59620 
D)  59400 
A)  59409 
B)  59612 
C)  59620 
D)  59400

Question 5

The most secure model of signatures used in information systems is

Accepted Answer

A)  digital signature. 
B)  electronic signature. 
C)  digitized signature. 
D)  there is no difference in the level of security between these models. 
A)  digital signature. 
B)  electronic signature. 
C)  digitized signature. 
D)  there is no difference in the level of security between these models.

Question 6

Investigator A claims his results are statistically significant at the 10% level. Investigator B argue that significance should be announced only if the results are statistically significant at the 5% level. From this we can conclude

Accepted Answer

A)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will never be significant at the 5% level. 
B)  it will be more difficult for investigator A to reject the statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level. 
C)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will also be significant at the level. 
D)  it will be less difficult for investigator A to reject the statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B, who works at the 5% level. 
A)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will never be significant at the 5% level. 
B)  it will be more difficult for investigator A to reject the statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level. 
C)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will also be significant at the level. 
D)  it will be less difficult for investigator A to reject the statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B, who works at the 5% level.

Question 7

Ulcerations of the small intestine are characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A)  appendictis. 
B)  Crohn's disease. 
C)  diverticulitis 
D)  Graves' disease. 
A)  appendictis. 
B)  Crohn's disease. 
C)  diverticulitis 
D)  Graves' disease.

Question 8

Needlesticks, patient or employee falls, medication errors, or any event not consistent with routine patient care activities would require risk reporting documentation in the form of an

Accepted Answer

A)  operative report. 
B)  emergency room report. 
C)  incident report. 
D)  insurance claim. 
A)  operative report. 
B)  emergency room report. 
C)  incident report. 
D)  insurance claim.

Question 9

The laboratory system was installed 3 years ago. It is running well and meeting the needs of the department. Which stage of the IS life cycle is the lab system in?

Accepted Answer

A)  initiation 
B)  development 
C)  implementation 
D)  operations (maintenance) 
A)  initiation 
B)  development 
C)  implementation 
D)  operations (maintenance)

Question 10

The span of control in an organization refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  number of supervisors for each functional area. 
B)  amount of space assigned to one supervisor. 
C)  amount of work expected of an employee. 
D)  number of people who report to one supervisor. 
A)  number of supervisors for each functional area. 
B)  amount of space assigned to one supervisor. 
C)  amount of work expected of an employee. 
D)  number of people who report to one supervisor.

Question 11

Investigator A claims his results are statistically significant at the 10% level. Investigator B argues that significance should be announced only if the results are statistically significant at the 5% level. From this we can conclude

Accepted Answer

A)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will never be significant at the 5% level. 
B)  it will be more difficult for investigator A to reject statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level. 
C)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will also be significant at the5% level. 
D)  it will be less difficult for investigator A to reject statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level. 
A)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will never be significant at the 5% level. 
B)  it will be more difficult for investigator A to reject statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level. 
C)  if investigator A has significant results at the 10% level, they will also be significant at the5% level. 
D)  it will be less difficult for investigator A to reject statistical null hypotheses if he always works at the 10% level compared with investigator B who works at the 5% level.

Question 12

Susan Dawn is status post mastectomy (6 weeks) due to carcinoma of the breast. She is admitted to the outpatient clinic for chemotherapy. What is the correct sequencing of the codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  V58.11 chemotherapy; 174.9 malignant neoplasm of breast 
B)  V58.11 chemotherapy; V10.3 personal history of neoplasm of the breast 
C)  V67.00 follow-up exam surgery; V58.11 chemotherapy 
D)  V10.3 personal history of neoplasm of the breast; V58.11 chemotherapy 
A)  V58.11 chemotherapy; 174.9 malignant neoplasm of breast 
B)  V58.11 chemotherapy; V10.3 personal history of neoplasm of the breast 
C)  V67.00 follow-up exam surgery; V58.11 chemotherapy 
D)  V10.3 personal history of neoplasm of the breast; V58.11 chemotherapy

Question 13

The management assumption that work and the opportunity to utilize skills, knowledge, and talents are basic human needs was presented in McGregor's

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory X. 
B)  Theory Y. 
C)  Delphi Process. 
D)  Managerial Grid Model. 
A)  Theory X. 
B)  Theory Y. 
C)  Delphi Process. 
D)  Managerial Grid Model.

Question 14

As a trauma registrar working in an emergency department, you want to begin comparing your trauma care services to other hospital-based emergency departments. To ensure that your facility is collecting the same data as other facilities, you review elements from which data set?

Accepted Answer

A)  DEEDS. 
B)  UHDDS. 
C)  MDS. 
D)  ORYX. 
A)  DEEDS. 
B)  UHDDS. 
C)  MDS. 
D)  ORYX.

Question 15

Sandy Beach Hospital reports 1652 discharges for September. The infection control report documents 21 nosocomial infections and 27 community-acquired infections for the same month. What is the community-acquired infection rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.3 
B)  1.4 
C)  1.6 
D)  2.9 
A)  1.3 
B)  1.4 
C)  1.6 
D)  2.9

Question 16

Closed head injury, patient was a passenger in a motor vehicle involved in a head-on collision with another motor vehicle.

Accepted Answer

A)  959.01, E812.1 
B)  959.09, E812.2 
C)  959.01, E813.1 
D)  959.09, E813.1 
A)  959.01, E812.1 
B)  959.09, E812.2 
C)  959.01, E813.1 
D)  959.09, E813.1

Question 17

Patient admitted with abdominal pain. Discharge diagnosis is listed as abdominal pain due to gastroenteritis or diverticulosis.

Accepted Answer

A)  789.00 
B)  562.10, 558.9 
C)  789.00, 558 9, 562.10 
D)  558.9, 562.10, 789.00 
A)  789.00 
B)  562.10, 558.9 
C)  789.00, 558 9, 562.10 
D)  558.9, 562.10, 789.00

Question 18

Microfilmed records are considered

Accepted Answer

A)  inadmissible evidence. 
B)  never admissible as hearsay evidence. 
C)  acceptable as courtroom evidence. 
D)  not admissible as secondary evidence. 
A)  inadmissible evidence. 
B)  never admissible as hearsay evidence. 
C)  acceptable as courtroom evidence. 
D)  not admissible as secondary evidence.

Question 19

Carrie Ann provides a dynamic and effective orientation to the HIM Department. It includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the role and function of the department. 
B)  facility emergency procedures. 
C)  department policies, procedures, and rules. 
D)  the organization of the department. 
A)  the role and function of the department. 
B)  facility emergency procedures. 
C)  department policies, procedures, and rules. 
D)  the organization of the department.

Question 20

The median number of minutes with the physician (considering all physicians) is

Accepted Answer

A)  7 minutes. 
B)  8 minutes. 
C)  8.4 minutes. 
D)  9 minutes. 
A)  7 minutes. 
B)  8 minutes. 
C)  8.4 minutes. 
D)  9 minutes.

Exam 1: Registered Health Information Administrator