Question 1

You are heading a research study that includes a patient questionnaire. Five of the questions will be answered using the following scale:  You would like to display the study in your report. If you'd like to include responses to all five questions on one display, you should use a

Accepted Answer

A)  stacked bar graph. 
B)  pie chart. 
C)  frequency table. 
D)  frequency polygon.

Question 2

The primary difference between an experimental (randomized) clinical trial and other observational study designs in epidemiology is that in an experimental trial, the

Accepted Answer

A)  study is prospective. 
B)  investigator determines who is and who is not exposed. 
C)  study is case controlled. 
D)  study and control maps are selected on the basis of exposure to the suspected causal factor.

Question 3

Nephrectomy with resection of ½ of the ureter.

Accepted Answer

A)  50220 
B)  50234 
C)  50230; 50650 
D)  50546

Question 4

A barrier to widespread use of automated code assignment is

Accepted Answer

A)  inadequate technology. 
B)  poor quality of documentation. 
C)  resistance by physicians. 
D)  resistance by HIM professionals.

Question 5

The Human Resources Department provides training for new supervisors. It includes discuss' of the Equal Pay Act, which was passed to eliminate discrimination based on which of following?

Accepted Answer

A)  merit of the employee 
B)  seniority of the employee 
C)  employee gender 
D)  personal productivity, such as in an incentive compensation system

Question 6

The Health care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) consists of a set of databases that include data on inpatients whose care is paid for by third-party payers. HCUP is an initiative of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Agency for Health care Research and Quality 
B)  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
C)  National Library of Medicine. 
D)  World Health Organization.

Question 7

Which of the following is incorrect about the use of control charts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control charts can be used to measure key processes over time. 
B)  The upper and lower control limits are always ± 2 standard deviations. 
C)  The lower control limits are always ± 2 standard deviations. 
D)  The upper control limits are always ± 1.8 standard deviations.

Question 8

Which of the following is a hereditary disease of the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Huntington chorea. 
B)  Lou Gehrig disease. 
C)  Bell's palsy. 
D)  Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Question 9

The DNFB report includes all patients who have been discharged from the facility but for whom, for one reason or another, the billing process is not complete.

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis not finally balanced 
B)  days not fiscally balanced 
C)  dollars not fully billed 
D)  discharged not final billed

Question 10

Patient presents to the emergency room following a fall. X-rays were ordered for the lower leg and results showed a fracture of the proximal left tibia. The emergency room physician performed a closed manipulation of the fracture with skeletal traction.

Accepted Answer

A)  27532-LT 
B)  27536-LT 
C)  27530-LT 
D)  27524-LT

Question 11

Using the information in the table below, calculate the average percentage of patients for the entire year who waited longer than an acceptable amount of waiting time. (The sample size for each month's data is 100.)

Accepted Answer

A)  3.1% 
B)  3.6% 
C)  3.7% 
D)  4.0%

Question 12

Dr. Smith needs something small and lightweight to use for dictating reports and entering on the go. You suggest he use

Accepted Answer

A)  a laptop utilizing wireless technology. 
B)  a VPN. 
C)  voice recognition. 
D)  a PDA.

Question 13

As Director of the HIM department, it is your responsibility to reduce the turnaround time for your organization's accounts receivable balance. The following performance improvement tool was used to add weights in order to prioritize ideas. What is it called?

Accepted Answer

A)  fishbone diagram 
B)  precision matrix 
C)  flowchart 
D)  force field analysis

Question 14

Josephine has developed senile cataracts in both eyes. She is admitted for right extracapsular cataract extraction with synchronous lens insertion.

Accepted Answer

A)  366.10, 13.59, 13.71 
B)  366.9, 13.59, 13.71 
C)  366.10, 13.59

Question 15

When addressing physical security, which of the following should be taken into consideration?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural threats 
B)  human-made threats 
C)  damaging nearby activities 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

A disadvantage of adopting SNOMED for diagnosis coding is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  is too difficult to use as a reimbursement system. 
B)  is not compatible with computer technology. 
C)  would hinder communication among diverse computer systems. 
D)  is not possible to conduct outcomes research with SNOMED.

Question 17

Refer to the table Summary of Selected Blood Product Review. What percent of the fresh frozen plasma units met indications?

Accepted Answer

A)  7% 
B)  24% 
C)  22% 
D)  76%

Question 18

The new computer hardware arrived and the technical staff was not able to install it because t here was not enough space in t he computer room. Which of t he following implementation steps was not properly executed?

Accepted Answer

A)  system evaluation 
B)  conversion 
C)  site preparation 
D)  user preparation

Question 19

The master patient index must, at a minimum include sufficient information to

Accepted Answer

A)  summarize the patient's medical history. 
B)  list all physicians who have ever treated the patient. 
C)  uniquely identify the patient. 
D)  justify the patient's hospital bill.

Question 20

The standard for record retrieval is 200 work units per month. Based on the table below, what is the variance from standard for the month of May?

Accepted Answer

A)  75% 
B)  65% 
C)  53% 
D)  15%

Exam 1: Registered Health Information Administrator

You are heading a research study that includes a patient questionnaire. Five of the questions will be answered using the following scale: You would like to display the study in your report. If you'd like to include responses to all five questions on one display, you should use a