Exam 1: Registered Health Information Administrator

The emergency department staff has complained that the clerical staff in your depart delaying stat reports. You decide to meet with your staff and develop a cause and effect DIAGRAM to determine possible reasons for the delay. You have explained the issue to your staff and set up a blank cause and effect diagram. The next step is to

A company that contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay Medicaid claims is called a

As a new RHIA and coding manager, how likely is it that you will participate on committee?

Necrosis extending down to the underlying fascia is characteristic of a decubitus ulcer in stage

The state is considering the closure of the Arcadia Hospital. In reviewing the hospital statistics, which indicator will best help state officials determine whether closure is warranted?

The general New Employee Orientation training at Mid-Atlantic Mental Health would most likely cover which of the following HIPAA components?

A patient is admitted with fever and severe headache. Diagnostic workup revealed viral meningitis. Patient also has asthma with acute exacerbation and hypertension, both of which are treated.

The responsibility for performing quality monitoring and evaluation activities in a departmentalized hospital is delegated to the

Patient presents to the operating room for a secondary Achilles tendon repair.

Your HMO manager has requested a report on the number of patient visits per year for preschool children. Which of the age groupings below will you use for your report?

You have had a problem with duplicate medical record numbers in your facility's MPI. Now you are joining a health information exchange, so you will need to clean up your database and prevent the duplicates from happening again. If you want to find near matches as well as identical matches in your MPI, you should implement a __________ algorithm.

The prospective payment system based upon resource utilization groups (RUGs) is used for reimbursement to ________________ for Medicare patients.

LCDs and NCDs are review policies that describe the circumstances of coverage for various types of medical treatment. They advise physicians which services Medicare considers reasonable and necessary and may indicate the need for an advance beneficiary notice. They are developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare carriers, or fiscal intermediaries LCD and NCD are acronyms that stand for

In compiling statistics to report the specific cause of death for all open-heart surgery cases, the quality coordinator assists in documenting

Ronald is admitted for stenosis of his tracheostomy. He is a quadriplegic, C1-C4 secondary to spinal cord injury suffered in a diving accident. He has chronic respiratory failure and is maintained on mechanical ventilation. He undergoes revision of his tracheostomy.

All of the following are sources for the rules and regulations that define the legal aspects of medical records EXCEPT

Thrombocytopenia, purpura; splenectomy

Because Fred is recovering nicely, he asks Dr. Jones if he can go home for the weekend. Dr. Jones approves a two-night leave of absence (LOA). Chances are Fred is a patient in

As a new HIM manager, you recognize that employee development is a necessary investment the long-term survival and growth of the organization. Your goal is to design and implement staff development program for your employees, so one of your first steps is to

The health care providers in a large teaching hospital requires access to health records 24 hours a day, 7 day a week. To secure the area an continue to maintain accessibility, the Director of the HIM Department should