Exam 1: Registered Health Information Administrator

A 40-year-old female suddenly develops a painful rash. A visit to her physician reveals she has shingles. She is experiencing a great amount of anxiety and stress, so her physician prescribes medication for the shingles and for the anxiety that occurred as a reaction to the stress.

The enforcement of the HIPAA privacy rule has been delegated to the

Bone mineral density (BMD) is a useful diagnostic test for

State law says that the hospital must keep a record of disclosures for 10 years. HIPAA says 6 years. What should the hospital do to comply with the conflicting laws?

For inpatients, the first data item collected of a clinical nature is usually

Many bacterial diseases are transmitted directly from person to person. Which of the disease listed below is a bacterial disease that is transmitted by way of a tick vector?

After reviewing the following excerpt from CPT, code 27646 would be interpreted as

Holly is the day supervisor who works from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Kim is the evening supervisor who works from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Suni is a transcriptionist who works from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM which overlaps the day and evening shifts. Suni asked 1 lolly, the day supervisor, if she could leave early for personal reasons. Holly said she could leave early if Kim, the evening supervisor, agrees. This situation violates which theory of management?

Your state regulations require records to be kept for a statute of limitations period of 7 years. Federal law requires records to be retained for 5 years. The minimum retention period for health records in your facility should be

Look again at the graph you used for the last question. From this graph, you can assume that more people

All of the following items mean the same thing, with one exception:

Vaginal hysterectomy

The decision makers in the HIM department have decided to use the decision analysis matrix method to select coding software. Use of this method will help ensure

Which set of records filed consecutively on a shelf displays terminal digit filing order?

Jon is a recent graduate who is considering accepting a position as Trauma Registrar at a large metropolitan medical center while he prepares to apply to graduate school. In making the decision, he considers the offer of $15 per hour for a 40-hour week, benefits of 27.5% of his salary, and tuition waivers of 6 credits per year at $145. He calculated that the total compensation would be

The Director of the Health Information Department had to resign immediately due a family crisis requiring her to leave the country. Her superior, the Administrator of Support Services, must appoint an Acting Director as soon as possible, but is questioning who might be the best individual for this temporary role. What tool would assist the administrator with this decision?

Which of the following statements describes a method?

The purpose of the new security awareness program is(are)

A system of preferred terminology for naming diseases processes is known as a

You have to decide which type of firewall that you want to use in your facility. Which of the following is one of your options?