RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 32 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 156

When a health care facility makes a decision to destroy computerized data, AHIMA recommends all but which one of the following as methods of destruction?

  1. overwriting data with a series of characters
  2. reformatting the disk
  3. deleting the file on the disk
  4. overwriting the backup tapes

Question 157

Which of the following statements would be found in the laboratory report section of the health record?

  1. BUN reported as 20 mg
  2. Morphine sulfate gr. ΒΌ q.4h. for pain
  3. IV sodium Pentothal 1% started at 9:05 AM
  4. TPR recorded q.h. for 12 hr.

Question 158

Which of the following is a DISADVANTAGE of terminal digit filing as compared to straight numeric filing?

  1. File personnel are crowded in the highest numbers.
  2. Inactive records are pulled from one common area.
  3. The training period is slightly longer.
  4. Files expand at the end of the number series, requiring backshifting.

Question 159

The main advantage of phonetic filing is

  1. typographical errors are eliminated.
  2. spelling accuracy is encouraged.
  3. emphasis is placed on a foreign language.
  4. names that sound alike are filed together.

Question 160

Technologies that can make data capture easier include all but which one of the following?

  1. digital dictation
  2. direct data capture from a medical device attached to the HIM employee
  3. handheld wireless devices
  4. speech recognition