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RHIT || Exam || (final || study || guide) || questions || with ||
verified || detailed || solutions
In || healthcare, || data || sets || serve || two || purposes. || The || first || is || to || identify || data || elements || to || be ||
collected || about || each || patient. || The || second || is || to: || - || ✔✔Provide || uniform || data || definitions.
The || primary || purpose || of || a || minimum || data || set || in || healthcare || is || to: || - || ✔✔Recommend ||
common || data || elements || to || be || collected || in || health || records.
An || audit || of || a || hospital's || electronic || health || system || shows || that || diagnostic || codes || are || not ||
being || reported || at || the || correct || level || of || detail. || This || indicates || a || problem || with || data: || - ||
✔✔Granularity
What || type || of || standards || provide || clear || descriptors || of || data || elements || to || be || included || in || a ||
computer || based || patient || record || system? || - || ✔✔Structure || and || content
Which || of || the || following || is || not || a || characteristic || of || high-quality || healthcare || data? || - || ✔✔Data ||
accountability
Which || of || the || following || best || describes || data || comprehensiveness? || - || ✔✔Data || include || all ||
required || elements.
Which || of || the || following || contains || the || physician's || findings || based || on || an || examination || of || the ||
patient. || - || ✔✔Physical || Exam
Which || of || the || following || elements || of || coding || quality || represent || the || degree || to || which || codes ||
accurately || reflect || the || patient's || diagnoses || and || procedures? || - || ✔✔Validity
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RHIT || Exam || (final || study || guide) || questions || with ||

verified || detailed || solutions

In || healthcare, || data || sets || serve || two || purposes. || The || first || is || to || identify || data || elements || to || be || collected || about || each || patient. || The || second || is || to: || - || ✔✔Provide || uniform || data || definitions. The || primary || purpose || of || a || minimum || data || set || in || healthcare || is || to: || - || ✔✔Recommend || common || data || elements || to || be || collected || in || health || records. An || audit || of || a || hospital's || electronic || health || system || shows || that || diagnostic || codes || are || not || being || reported || at || the || correct || level || of || detail. || This || indicates || a || problem || with || data: || - || ✔✔Granularity What || type || of || standards || provide || clear || descriptors || of || data || elements || to || be || included || in || a || computer || based || patient || record || system? || - || ✔✔Structure || and || content Which || of || the || following || is || not || a || characteristic || of || high-quality || healthcare || data? || - || ✔✔Data || accountability Which || of || the || following || best || describes || data || comprehensiveness? || - || ✔✔Data || include || all || required || elements. Which || of || the || following || contains || the || physician's || findings || based || on || an || examination || of || the || patient. || - || ✔✔Physical || Exam Which || of || the || following || elements || of || coding || quality || represent || the || degree || to || which || codes || accurately || reflect || the || patient's || diagnoses || and || procedures? || - || ✔✔Validity

This || data || set || was || developed || by || the || National || Committee || for || Quality || Assurance || to || aid || consumers || with || health-related || issues || with || information || to || compare || performance || of || clinical || measures || for || health || plans: || - || ✔✔HEDIS Authentication || of || a || record || refers || to: || - || ✔✔Establishment || of || its || baseline || trustworthiness. Which || of || the || following || are || data || that || have || been || filtered || and || put || into || context? || - || ✔✔Information The || statement, || "the || unique || patient || identifier || must || be || numeric," || is || an || example || of || which || of || the || following || business || rule || categories? || - || ✔✔Constraint Which || of || the || following || statements || represents || knowledge? || - || ✔✔Mary || Jones' || hemoglobin || of || 13 || is || within || normal || range. What || is || the || primary || purpose || of || structured || data || entry? || - || ✔✔Reduce || documentation || variability. In || data || matching, || which || of || the || following || describes || an || overlap? || - || ✔✔When || one || entity || has || different || unique || identifiers || in || different || databases. The || protection || measures || and || tools || for || safeguarding || information || and || information || systems || is || a || definition || of: || - || ✔✔Data || security The || director || of || health || information || services || is || allowed || to || access || to || the || health || record || tracking || system || when || providing || the || proper || log-in || and || password. || What || is || this || access || security || mechanism || called? || - || ✔✔User-based Mary's || PHI || was || breached || by || her || physician || office || when || it || was || disclosed || in || error || to || another || patient. || Which || of || the || following || breach || notification || statements || is || correct ||

Mr. || Jones || was || admitted || to || the || hospital || on || March || 21 || and || discharged || on || April || 1. || What || was || the || length || of || stay || for || Mr. || Jones? || - || ✔✔ 11 || days Which || of || the || following || is || an || example || of || how || an || internal || user || utilizes || secondary || data? || - || ✔✔Benchmarking || with || other || facilities. Suppose || that || five || patients || stayed || in || the || hospital || for || a || total || of || 27 || days. || Which || term || would || be || used || to || describe || the || result || of || the || calculation || 27 || divided || by || 5? || - || ✔✔Average || length || of || stay What || term || is || used || for || the || number || of || inpatients || present || at || any || one || time || in || a || healthcare || facility? || - || ✔✔Census

  1. || Which || rate || describes || the || probability || or || risk || of || illness || in || a || population || over || a || period || of || time? || - || ✔✔b. || Incidence
  2. || A || statewide || data || base || is || used || by || your || performance || improvement || department || each || month || to || compare || other || facilities' || readmission || rates || to || your || facility's || rates. || This || is || an || example || of: || - || ✔✔b. || External || Data
  3. || Which || of || the || following || is || a || technique || for || graphically || depicting || the || structure || of || a || computer || database? || - || ✔✔a. || Data || model
  4. || The || following || data || has || been || collected || about || the || HIM || department's || coding || productivity || as || part || of || the || organization's || total || quality || improvement || programs. || Which || of || the || following || is || the || best || assessment || of || this || data? || (See || table) || - || ✔✔b. || Full-time || coders || are || more || productive || than || part-time || coders.
  5. || Community || Hospital || performed || a || cost-savings || analysis || between || its || current || paper || based || on-site || coding || processes || and || an || e-WebCoding || telecommuting || model. || Given || the || graph || here, || what || does || the || cost || analysis || show? || (See || graph) || - || ✔✔c. || Cost || comparison ||

reflects || a || net || reduction || in || overall || expenses || on || a || monthly || basis || for || the || e-WebCoding || system.

  1. || Given || the || following || information, || from || which || payer || does || the || hospital || proportionately || receive || the || least || amount || of || payment? || (See || table) || - || ✔✔d. || Medicaid
  2. || Using || the || information || in || the || table || below, || calculate || the || C-section || rate || at || University || Hospital || for || the || semiannual || period. || (See || table) || - || ✔✔c. || 20.04%
  3. || Your || administrator || has || asked || you || to || generate || a || report || that || gives || the || number || of || hypertension || patients || last || year. || This || is || an || example || of: || - || ✔✔a. || Descriptive || analytics
  4. || Community || Hospital || is || using || a || system || that || will || help || them || detect || when || intracranial || pressure || becomes || high || in || patients || with || a || recent || CVA || that || will || quickly || send || an || alert || to || the || physician. || This || is || an || example || of: || - || ✔✔d. || Real-time || analysis
  5. || Which || of || the || following || reportable || disease || usually || requires || telephone || reporting || as || opposed || to || other || methods || of || reporting? || - || ✔✔c. || Measles
  6. || The || type || of || statistics || that || makes || a || best || guess || about || a || larger || group || of || data || by || drawing || conclusions || from || a || smaller || group || of || data || is || called: || - || ✔✔b. || Inferential || statistics
  7. || A || secondary || data || source || includes: || - || ✔✔c. || The || physician's || index
  8. || What || is || the || official || count || of || inpatients || taken || at || midnight || called? || - || ✔✔c. || Daily || inpatient || census
  9. || Case || finding || is || a || method || used || to: || - || ✔✔a. || Identify || patients || who || have || been || seen || or || treated || in || a || facility || for || a || particular || disease || or || condition || for || inclusion || in || a || registry.

According || to || CPT, || a || repair || of || a || laceration || that || includes || retention || sutures || would || be || considered || what || type || of || closure? || - || ✔✔Complex Given || the || information || here, || how || much || of || the || APC || program || would || the || facility || receive || for || the || status || T || procedure? || - || ✔✔100% What || type || of || value-based || purchasing || program || is || the || Hospital-Acquired || Conditions || Reduction || Program? || - || ✔✔Paying || for || value MS-DRGs || may || be || split || into || a || maximum || of || (how || many?) || payment || tiers || based || on || severity || as || determined || by || the || presence || of || a || major || complication/comorbidity, || a || CC, || or || no || CC? || - || ✔✔Three The || National || Correct || Coding || Initiative || (NCCI) || was || developed || to || control || improper || coding || leading || to || inappropriate || payment || for: || - || ✔✔Part || B || Medicare || claims A || quality || data || review || based || on || specific || problem || areas || that || comes || after || an || initial || baseline || review || has || been || completed || in || a || hospital || is || called || a: || - || ✔✔Focused || review Unbundling || refers || to: || - || ✔✔Use || of || multiple || procedure || codes || when || a || comprehensive || code || is || available. The || "discharged, || not || final || billed" || report || (also || known || as || "discharged, || no || final || bill" || or || "accounts || not || selected || for || billing") || includes || what || types || of || accounts? || - || ✔✔Accounts || that || have || been || discharged || and || have || not || been || billed || for || a || variety || of || reasons. Which || of || the || following || could || be || a || focus || of || a || coding || quality || review || program? || - || ✔✔Coding || completed || by || new || coders.

What || is || the || benefit || to || comparing || the || coding || assigned || by || coders || to || the || coding || appearing || on || the || claim? || - || ✔✔Could || find || claim || generation || issues || that || cannot || be || found || other || ways. When || the || physician || does || not || specify || the || method || used || to || remove || a || lesion || during || an || endoscopy, || what || is || the || appropriate || procedure? || - || ✔✔Query || the || physician || as || to || the || method || used. Which || of || the || following || would || generally || bye || found || in || a || query || to || a || physician? || - || ✔✔Name || and || contact || number || of || the || individual || initiating || the || query || and || account || number. All || of || the || following || are || steps || in || medical || necessity || and || utilization || review, || except: || - || ✔✔Access || consideration A || patient || was || admitted || to || the || hospital || for || treatment || of || a || myocardial || infarction || (heart || attack) || and || the || MS-DRG || assigned || was || 236 || Coronary || bypass || w/o || cardiac || cath || w/o || MCC. || During || the || patient's || admission, || a || bypass || procedure || was || performed || on || day || 2; || on || day || 4, || the || patient || was || diagnosed || with || sepsis, || which || was || not || present || on || admission. || Sepsis || is || a || major || complication. || This || case || was || identified || as || coded || incorrectly || in || a || recent || audit || by || the || coding || manager. || What || was || the || error || that || was || made || by || the || coder? || - || ✔✔The || sepsis || was || not || coded || and || so || an || MCC || was || missed. Which || of || the || following || services || is || most || likely || to || be || considered || medically || necessary? || - || ✔✔Standard || of || care || for || health || condition. In || processing || a || bill || under || the || Medicare || outpatient || prospective || payment || system || (OPPS) || in || which || a || patient || had || three || surgical || procedures || with || the || payment || status || indicator || -T || performed || during || the || same || operative || session, || which || of || the || following || would || apply? || - || ✔✔Discounting || of || procedures The || period || of || time || between || discharge || and || claim || submission, || which || a || facility || defines || by || policy, || is || called || the: || - || ✔✔Bill || hold

the || specific || patient || is || not || allergic || to || a || drug || being || ordered? || - || ✔✔Pharmacy || information || system. Every || healthcare || organization's || risk || management || plan || should || include || the || following || components || except: || - || ✔✔Peer || review The || quality || improvement || organizations || (QIOs) || under || contract || with || CMS || conduct || audits || on || high-risk || and || hospital-specific || data || from || claims || data || in || this || report: || - || ✔✔Program || for || Evaluation || Payment || Patterns || Electronic || Report Which || of || the || following || should || be || the || first || step || in || any || quality || improvement || process? || - || ✔✔Identifying || the || performance || measures The || National || Patient || Safety || Goals || (NPSGs) || have || effectively || mandated || all || healthcare || organizations || to || examine || care || processes || that || have || a || potential || for || error || that || can || cause || injury || to || patients. || Which || of || the || following || processes || are || included || in || the || NPSGs? || - || ✔✔Check || patient || medications, || prevent || infection, || and || identify || patients || correctly. A || Joint || Commission || - || accredited || organization || must || review || its || formulary || annually || to || ensure || a || medication's || continued: || - || ✔✔Efficacy || and || safety A || risk || manager || is || called || in || to || evaluate || a || situation || in || which || a || visitor || to || the || hospital || slipped || on || spilled || water, || fell, || and || fractured || his || femur. || This || situation || was || referred || to || the || risk || manager || because || it || involves || a || - || ✔✔Potentially || compensable || event A || notice || that || suspends || the || process || of || destruction || of || paper || or || electronic || records || is || called: ||

  • || ✔✔Legal || hold Per || the || HITECH || breach || notification || requirements, || what || is || the || threshold || for || the || immediate || notification || of || each || individual? || - || ✔✔ 500 || individuals || affected

All || of || the || following || are || measures || used || to || track || and || assess || clinical || documentation || improvement || (CDI) || programs || except: || - || ✔✔Record || agreement || rate Which || step || of || risk || analysis || identifies || information || assets || that || need || protection? || - || ✔✔System || characterization Calling || out || patient || names || in || a || physician's || office || is: || - || ✔✔An || incidental || disclosure. The || breach || notification || requirement || applies || to: || - || ✔✔Unsecured || PHI || only.

  1. || The || clinical || documentation || improvement || (CDI) || staff || might || create || a || feedback || loop || with || which || department || to || prevent || disgruntled || physicians || from || filing || claims || against || them? || - || ✔✔Compliance Why || is || it || essential || for || members || of || the || compliance || team || to || be || involved || in || the || entire || EHR || implementation || process? || - || ✔✔To || monitor || cut || and || paste || documentation. Which || of || the || following || is || the || process || of || establishing || an || organizational || culture || that || promotes || the || prevention, || detection, || resolution || of || instances || of || conduct || that || do || not || conform || to || federal, || state, || or || private || payer || healthcare || program || requirements || or || the || healthcare || organization's || ethical || and || business || policies? || - || ✔✔Compliance Which || of || the || following || would || not || be || a || focus || area || of || claims || auditing || for || healthcare || services || provided || in || the || emergency || department? || - || ✔✔Patients || are || satisfied || with || their || services. What || is || the || goal || of || the || clinical || documentation || improvement || (CDI) || compliance || review? || - || ✔✔Compliant || query || generation || and || physician || responses.

The || people || within || the || organization || who || oversee || the || operation || of || a || broad || scope || of || functions || such || as || coding, || transcription, || and || release || of || information || at || the || department || level || are || referred || to || as: || - || ✔✔Middle || managers Managing || the || adoption || and || implementation || of || new || processes || is || called: || - || ✔✔Change || management As || part || of || the || clinic's || performance || improvement || program, || an || HIM || director || wants || to || implement || benchmarking || for || the || transcription || division || at || a || large || physician || clinic. || The || clinic || as || 21 || transcriptionists || who || average || about || 140 || lines || per || hour. || The || transcription || unit || supports || 80 || physicians || at || a || cost || of || 15 || cents || per || line. || What || should || be || the || first || step || that || the || supervisor || takes || to || establish || benchmarks || for || the || transcription || division? || - || ✔✔Clearly || define || what || is || to || be || studied || and || accomplished || by || instituting || benchmarks. A || standard || of || performance || or || best || practice || for || a || particular || process || or || outcome || is || called || a(n): || - || ✔✔Benchmark One || of || the || first || steps || in || this || managerial || function || is || to || perform || an || environmental || scan || of || internal || organization || and || external || industry. || This || is || what || managerial || function? || - || ✔✔Planning When || a || meaningful || ________ || is || developed, || an || organization || is || more || likely || to || achieve || its || goals || and || be || profitable. || - || ✔✔Vision || statement Elizabeth || prepares || a || weekly || dashboard || report || with || key || performance || indicators || of || the || HIM || department || to || send || to || the || chief || executive || officer. || Preparation || of || this || report || falls || under || what || managerial || function? || - || ✔✔Controlling Jane || is || responsible || for || developing || the || positions || needed || for || scanning || inactive || records || in || anticipation || of || EHR || implementation. || Since || she || has || no || scanning || experience, || Jane || called || the || supervisors || of || the || scanning || function || at || three || different || facilities || to || pick || their || brains || in ||

regards || to || scanning || jobs. || This || is || an || example || of || what || type || of || data || collection || in || the || job || analysis || process: || - || ✔✔Using || external || sources Delegation || is || a || skill || the || managers || develop || to || show || employees || that || they || trust || them || with || authority || to || perform || certain || projects || on || their || own. || Delegation || falls || under || what || managerial || function? || - || ✔✔Organizing A || tornado || touched || down || in || the || community || and || multiple || patients || were || brought || to || the || hospital. || The || HIM || director || has || asked || all || department || personnel || to || report || to || the || emergency || staging || area || to || help || with || record || management. || The || HIM || director || is || performing || which || function || of || management? || - || ✔✔Organizing A || governing || principle || that || describes || how || a || department || or || an || organization || is || supposed || to || handle || a || specific || situation || or || execute || a || specific || process || is || a: || - || ✔✔Procedure Joe || is || a || supervisor || of || the || imaging || section || of || the || HIM || department. || In || trying || to || update || scanning || productivity || standards, || Joe || asked || the || current || scanners || to || track || their || tasks || on || an || activity || log. || Each || scanner || logs || in || the || time || it || takes || to || scan || a || specific || amount || of || records. || This || is || an || example || of || what || source || of || performance || data? || - || ✔✔Work || sampling When || interviewing || candidates || for || a || job, || Angela || likes || to || get || a || feel || for || how || their || experiences || will || shape || their || future || actions. || She || likes || to || ask || the || question, || "Tell || me || about || a || time || when || you || had || to || prioritize || three || or || four || courses || of || action, || what || they || were, || and || how || you || decided || to || prioritize || each || one. || Did || you || choose || correctly? || How || did || it || work || out?" || This || is || what || type || of || interview || question? || - || ✔✔Behavior One || element || of || Helen's || SWOT || analysis || mentions || the || hospital || across || town || recently || sent || all || their || coders || home || to || work || remotely. || Currently || all || coding || done || at || Helen's || hospital || is || done || in-house. || In || a || SWOT || analysis, || remote || coding || done || by || the || other || hospital || would || be || a(n): || - || ✔✔Threat