RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 34 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 166

The HIM Department is located in a teaching hospital and provides record access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To secure the file area and continue to maintain accessibility, the department director should

  1. be on call during the evening hours.
  2. staff the file area with file clerks on all three shifts.
  3. instruct medical staff in record retrieval.
  4. instruct nurse supervisors in record retrieval.

Question 167

A file area has limited space, medium file activity, and two file clerks. The HIM department would benefit from choosing which type of storage equipment?

  1. compressible filing units
  2. lateral filing cabinets
  3. open shelf files
  4. motorized revolving units

Question 168

When evaluating a microfilm service bureau, all but which of the following are important factors to rate?

  1. cost
  2. emergency returns
  3. storage after filming
  4. cache memory

Question 169

When merging or overwriting demographic information for duplicate and overlap master patient index entries, AHIMA recommends converting all but which one of the following minimum data elements?

  1. encounter type
  2. alias/previous name
  3. attending physician
  4. facility identification

Question 170

Which of the following steps would NOT be taken when bringing all patient health information together in a complete record, regardless of media output from?

  1. Look at the past composition of records in the facility.
  2. Determine storage requirements for information currently not filed in the medical record.
  3. Decide if all patient health information is being collected and managed uniformly.
  4. Evaluate what patient data, if any, is not incorporated in the medical record.