RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 21 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 101

The HIM Department at General Hospital has been experiencing an average 30- minute delay in the retrieval of records requested by the Emergency Department. Which one of the following corrective actions would be most effective in reducing the delay in retrieval of requested records?

  1. offer a prize to the employee who locates the requested records first
  2. review and possibly re-engineer the retrieval process to decrease retrieval time
  3. allow the requesters to retrieve the record themselves
  4. increase file area staff to include on additional file clerk devoted to pulling records for the emergency room

Question 102

Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of a computerized master patient index?

  1. It allows access to data alphabetically, phonetically, or by date of birth, social security number, medical record, or billing number.
  2. It solves most space and retrieval problems.
  3. It provides other departments with immediately access to the inform maintained in the master patient index.
  4. Duplication of patient registration can never occur.

Question 103

Color coding of record folders is used to assist in the control of

  1. record tracking
  2. loose reports.
  3. record completion.
  4. misfiles.

Question 104

Which of the following would NOT be considered secondary data?

  1. disease index
  2. implant registry.
  3. X-ray
  4. incident report

Question 105

Under the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990, advance directives

  1. are required to be included in the patient chart.
  2. are not required to be included in the patient chart.
  3. require a doctor’s approval.
  4. must be prepared by an attorney.