Exam 1: Registered Health Information Administrator

Based on the following statistics from Utah Home Health, calculate the absenteeism rate.

In reviewing the medical record of a patient admitted for a left herniorrhaphy, the coder discovers an extremely low potassium level on the laboratory report. In examining the physician's orders, the coder notices that intravenous potassium was ordered. The physician has not listed any indication of an abnormal potassium level or any related condition on the discharge summary. The best course of action for the coder to take is to.

A patient with leukemia is admitted for chemotherapy 5 weeks after experiencing an acute myocardial infarction. How will the MI be coded?

During a retrospective review of Rose Hunter's inpatient health record, the health information clerk notes that on day four of hospitalization there was missed dose of insulin. What type of review is this clerk performing?

The average number of transcribed lines per month at Bent Tree Hospital is 142,500. The daily production standard is 950 lines per day. With 20 workdays in the month, calculate the minim number of FTEs needed for this volume.

TO protect health information from catastrophes such as fire, flooding, bomb threats, and theft, Joint Commission-accredited facilities are required to maintain a _______ plan.

The Supervisor of a Health Information Department has aspirations of becoming the I9 director. She works very long hours so that she can address all department issues herself rat than relying on her staff to assist her. Which type of management skills is she in need improving in order to attain her goal of department director?

Mark has a long history of epilepsy. He is brought to the emergency department and is admitted with intractable epileptic seizures. Mark's epilepsy is the result of a head injury he suffered several years ago.

A vision-related pathology that is caused by diabetes is

Which code represents an HCPCS Level II National Code?

Brian Hiltz was discharged from the hospital after a 3-day hospitalization and instructed to return to the outpatient department for follow-up care. ON his first visit as an outpatient, a new record was created and he was assigned a new record number. Following completion of the outpatient appointment, his outpatient record is filed permanently in the outpatient department. What is the filing system used in this situation?

When coding free skin grafts, which of the following is NOT an essential item of data needed for accurate coding?

Which patient numbering system(s) always assign(s) the next new number in the system to new or readmitted patient to his or her health history?

A patient was admitted with severe abdominal pain, elevated temperature, and nausea. The physical examination indicated possible cholecystitis. Acute and chronic pancreatitis secondary to alcoholism was recorded on the face sheet as the final diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is

Sun City reported 12 cases of chronic heart disease in a population of 8,000 in'2004. In 2008, S City reported there were still 12 cases of chronic heart disease, but its population had decreased 6,000. This represents an increase in the

Based on the Gantt chart shown above, which planned activities can be done simultaneously?

Patient with a deviated nasal septum that was repaired by septoplasty

Jane Moore was admitted to the ambulatory care unit of the hospital for a planned cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. Shortly before surgery, Jane developed tachycardia, and the surgery was canceled. After a thorough workup for the tachycardia, Jane was discharged. This outpatient admission should be coded in the following sequence:

Patient is admitted with a left ankle fracture. Patient also has AIDS with Kaposi's sarcoma of the skin. Patient received a closed reduction with internal fixation of the ankle fracture.

Patient undergoes ocular resurfacing construction utilizing stem cell allograft from a cadaver.