RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 54 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 266

TO gather statistics for surgical services provided on an outpatient basis, which of the following codes are needed?

  1. ICD-9-CM codes
  2. Evaluation and Management Codes
  3. HCPCS Level II Codes
  4. CPT codes

Question 267

The Cancer Committee at your hospital requests a list of all patients entered into your cancer registry in the last year. This information would be obtained by checking the

  1. disease index.
  2. tickler file.
  3. accession register.
  4. suspense file.

Question 268

The reference date for a cancer registry is

  1. January 1 of the year in which the registry was established.
  2. the date when data collection began.
  3. the date that the Cancer Committee is established.
  4. the date that the cancer program applies for approval by the American College of Surgeons.

Question 269

The abstract completed on the patients in your hospital contains the following items: patient demographics; pre-hospital interventions; vital signs on admission; procedures and treatment prior to hospitalization; transport modality; and injury severity score. The hospital uses this data for its

  1. AIDS registry.
  2. diabetes registry.
  3. implant registry.
  4. trauma registry.

Question 270

In relation to birth defects registries, active surveillance systems

  1. use trained staff to identify cases in all hospitals, clinics, and other facilities through review of patient records, indexes, vital records, and hospital logs.
  2. are commonly used in all 50 states.
  3. miss 10% to 30% of all cases.
  4. rely on reports submitted by hospitals, clinics, or other sources.