RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 55 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 271

In regard to quality of coding, the degree to which the same results (same codes) are obtained by different coders or on multiple attempts by the same coder refers to

  1. reliability.
  2. validity.
  3. completeness.
  4. timeliness.

Question 272

The Health care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) consists of a set of databases that include data on inpatients whose care is paid for by third-party payers. HCUP is an initiative of the -

  1. Agency for Health care Research and Quality
  2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  3. National Library of Medicine.
  4. World Health Organization.

Question 273

In regards to quality of coding, the degree tow which the codes selected accurately reflect the diagnoses and procedures refers to

  1. reliability.
  2. validity.
  3. completeness.
  4. timeliness.

Question 274

The coding supervisor notices that the coders are routinely failing to code all possible diagnoses and procedures for a patient encounter. This indicates to the supervisor that there is a problem with

  1. reliability.
  2. validity.
  3. completeness.
  4. timeliness.

Question 275

When coding free skin grafts, which of the following is NOT an essential item of data needed for accurate coding?

  1. recipient site.
  2. donor site.
  3. size of defect.
  4. type of repair.