Exam 1: Registered Health Information Administrator

The network topology that our system uses paused to prevent data from colliding with oth network traffic. This is

When the physician failed to give the patient the lips of the famous actress she requested, the physician engaged in which of the following?

A record that has been requested by subpoena duces tecum is currently located at an off-site microfilm company. By contacting the microfilm provider, you learn that the microfilm is ready and the original copy of the record still exists. What legal requirement would compel you to produce the original record for the court?

What is the chief criterion for determining record inactivity?

A patient, who is HIV positive, has raised lesions, red or purple in color, appearing on the skin, in the mouth, or anywhere on the body. What is the stage of his disease process in today's medical terminology?

A number of key elements for your facility's computerized patient record are still input by clerical staff from handwritten data entry sheets. You are concerned about the transfer of data. If the vital signs stored in the database are not what were originally recorded, the impact on patient care could be severe. You are concerned about the

Crystal has received a copy of some documents from her medical record. In the request, she had specifically requested the discharge summary, history and physical, operative report, pathology report, laboratory results, and x-ray reports. The records that she received only included the discharge summary and history and physical. The enclosed letter said that the other documents were not enclosed because of the minimum necessary rule. What should the director tell Crystal when she calls?

When a health care facility makes a decision to destroy computerized data, AHIMA recommends all but which one of the following as methods of destruction?

The best form/graph for demonstrating trends over time would be

According to the UHDDS, a procedure that is surgical in nature, carries a procedural or anesthetic risk, or requires special training is defined as a

When developing a data collection system, the most effective approach first considers

A file area has limited space, medium file activity, and two file clerks. The HIM department would benefit from choosing which type of storage equipment?

The policy and procedure manual no longer reflects current practices. This situation is a risk management issue because

HIM personnel charged with the responsibility of bringing a medical record to court would ordinarily do so in answer to a

A condition that involves the fifth cranial nerve, also known as "tic douloureux," causes intense pain in either the eye and forehead; lower lip, the section of the cheek closest to the ear and the outer segment of the tongue; or the upper lip, nose and cheek.

Post-operative hemorrhage resulting in acute blood-loss anemia

Based on the information displayed in the decision matrix below, which

When evaluating a microfilm service bureau, all but which of the following are important factors to rate?

Patient presents to the emergency room with right lower abdominal pains. Emergency room physician suspects possible appendicitis. Patient was taken to the operating room where a laparoscopic appendectomy was performed. Pathology report was negative for appendicitis.

Mandatory reporting requirements for vital statistics generally