RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 2 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 6

For continuity of care, ambulatory care providers are more likely than providers of acute care services to rely on the documentation found in the

  1. interdisciplinary patient care plan.
  2. discharge summary.
  3. transfer record.
  4. problem list.

Question 7

Joint Commission does not approve of auto authentication of entries in a health record. The primary objection to this practice is that

  1. it is too easy to delegate use of computer passwords.
  2. evidence cannot be provided that the physician actually reviewed and approved each report.
  3. electronic signatures are not acceptable in every state.
  4. tampering too often occurs with this method of authentication.

Question 8

Joint Comission requires the attending physician to countersign health record documentation that is entered by

  1. interns or medical students.
  2. midwives.
  3. consulting physicians.
  4. physician partners.

Question 9

The minimum length of time for retaining original medical records is primarily governed by

  1. Joint Commission.
  2. medical staff.
  3. state law.
  4. readmission rates.

Question 10

The use of personal signature stamps for authentication of entries in a paper-based record requires special measures to guard against delegated use of the stamp. In a completely computerized patient record system, similar rmeasures might be utilized to govern the use of

  1. fingerprint signatures.
  2. voice recognition systems.
  3. expert systems.
  4. electronic signatures.