Question 1

What is true about the AHIMA certification

Accepted Answer

Candidates must pass an examination before obtaining any of the credentials

Question 2

What evolving role oversee the process that begins at the time of documentation through billing?

Accepted Answer

Revenue cycle manager

Question 3

The new model of HIM practice is?

Accepted Answer

Information focused

Question 4

HIM has been recognized as an allied health profession since

Accepted Answer

1928

Question 5

RHIA

Accepted Answer

Registered Health Information Administrator

Question 6

CCHIIM

Accepted Answer

Comission on certification for health informatics and information management

Question 7

The primary function of AHIMA is

Accepted Answer

Foster professional developement of its members

Question 8

Which of the following entities are at the head of the AHIMA volunteer structure and hold responsibility for managing the property, affairs, and operations of AHIMA

Accepted Answer

Board of Directors

Question 9

The traditional model of HIM practice was:

Accepted Answer

Department focused

Question 10

CoP

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communities of practice

Question 11

AHIMA

Accepted Answer

American Health Information Management Association

Question 12

The formal approval process for academic programs in health information management is called:

Accepted Answer

Accreditation

Question 13

Which of the following accredits academic programs in health information management?

Accepted Answer

CAHIIM

Question 14

CAHIIM

Accepted Answer

Commisssion on accreditation for health informatics and information management education

Question 15

CCA

Accepted Answer

certified coding associate

Question 16

Which of the following make up a virtual network of AHIMA members?

Accepted Answer

AHIMA Communties of Practice

Question 17

RHIT

Accepted Answer

Registered health information technician

Question 18

The primary goal of the Hospital Standardization Program was?

Accepted Answer

To raise the standards of surgical practice

Question 19

ACS

Accepted Answer

American College of Surgeons

Question 20

Which of the following functions as the legislative body of AHIMA?

Accepted Answer

AHIMA house of delegates

Question 21

CCS

Accepted Answer

certified coding specialist

Question 22

The formal process for conferring a health information credential is called

Accepted Answer

Certification

Question 23

Members of the AHIMA house of delegates are

Accepted Answer

Elected by members in state component organizations

Question 24

Which organization issues and maintains ethical standards for the health information management profession?

Accepted Answer

The American Health Information Management Association

Question 25

To avoid making mistakes, HIT\'s should try to base their work-related decisions on their own moral values whenever possible

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

Which organization issues and maintains ethical standards for the health information management profession?

Accepted Answer

The American Health Information Management Association

Question 27

I am concerned about the possibility that the PHI that I am releasing as an ROI coordinator will be re-released to another inappropriately. Why would I be concerned with a secondary release of information?

Accepted Answer

PHI could be released without patient authorization

Question 28

What has brought about changes based on access, security, linking data, and more?

Accepted Answer

Electronic health record

Question 29

What does PHI stand for?

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Protected Health Information

Question 30

HIT\'s have ethical obligations to their employers and the people who recieve and provide services in their organizations, but generally they have no real obligations to the public at large

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False

Question 31

An HIM professional\'s ethical obligations:

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Apply regardless of employment site

Question 32

List the seven steps in the ethical decision making process

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What is the question?  What are the facts?  What are the values?  What are my options?  What should I do?  What justifies my choice?  What can I do to prevent this ethical problem?

Question 33

The ethical decision making process includes consideration of steps to ensure that the same issue does not come up again

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Define Confidentiality

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The limitation of the use and disclosure of private information

Question 35

What does ACS stand for

Accepted Answer

American College of Surgeons

Question 36

The right of individual patients to determine what healthcare services they do or do not undergo

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Autonomy

Question 37

Given the competing interests and limited resources of the parties involved, the consideration of fairness to those affected by decisions

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Justice

Question 38

The principle that requires that one party must do no harm to another, as in the physician\'s Hippocratic oath

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Nonmaleficence

Question 39

The promotion of good for others or the provision of helpful services for others

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Beneficience

Question 40

The application of ethical principles to decisions that affect human lives

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Bioethics

Question 41

What has brought about changes based on access, security, linking data, and more?

Accepted Answer

Electronic health record

Question 42

Define Privacy

Accepted Answer

the right of the individual to be left alone

Question 43

Which of the following is a core ethical obligation of HIT\'s

Accepted Answer

Protecting patients\' privacy and confidential communications

Question 44

Which of the following activities is considered an unethical practice?

Accepted Answer

Backdating progress notes

Question 45

An individual stole and used another person\'s insurance information to obtain medical care. This action would be considered

Accepted Answer

Medical identity theft

Question 46

Joint Commission

Accepted Answer

Acute Care Hospitals  Long-term care facilities   Ambulatory care facilities  Psychiatric facilities  Home health agencies

Question 47

Examples of Allied Health Professions

Accepted Answer

audiology  clinical laboratory science  diagnostic medical sonography/imaging technology  dietetics and nutrition  emergency medical technology  health information management  occupational therapy  optometry  pharmacy  physical therapy  respiratory therapy   speech language pathology and audiology  surgical technology

Question 48

Biologics Control Act of 1902

Accepted Answer

Research on controlling epidemics   Now called National Institutes of Health (NIH)  Mission is to uncover new medical knowledge that can lead to health improvements for all

Question 49

Social Security Act of 1935

Accepted Answer

old age and unemployment programs  Provided states funding for maternal and infants , rehab of crippled children, public health and for children under 16

Question 50

Hospital Survey and Construction Act of 1946

Accepted Answer

Known as Hill-Burton Act  Authorized grants to build new hospitals and modernize older ones  Goal of 4.5 beds per 1,000 person  Increased from 6,000 hospitals to approx 7,200 acute care hospitals  Down to 4,927 hospitals in 2002- due to fewer admissions, decreased length of stay and diagnostic related groups

Question 51

Licensure

Accepted Answer

is a government activity  It is mandatory and required by law.   It gives legal approval for a facility to offer the service for which it is license

Question 52

What three things must a facility must meet in dealing with a licensure?

Accepted Answer

physical aspects of the facility  services provided  personnel employed

Question 53

Certification

Accepted Answer

is a government activity  allows a facility to be reimbursed by the government for providing services to patients enrolled in certain government programs  participation is voluntary but facility must meet regulations established by the dept of Heath and Human Services (DHHS)  these regulations are called Conditions of Participation (COP) which are found in the Federal Register  compliance with these regulations is monitored by each state thru an agreement with the DHHS.  These standards are considered minimal.

Question 54

Accreditation

Accepted Answer

is completely voluntary  it implies there is a voluntary conformance to high standards , which are more rigorous than the minimum licnensing or certification standards  The individual accrediting agency and experts in the field develops standards   Standards are revised as changes in the art of medical practice , government regulations, demand or public need occurs.

Question 55

Certificate of Need (CON)

Accepted Answer

New construction (proposed)  Modification of existing site  Major equipment expenditures  Or to provide new services

Question 56

Public Law 89-97 of 1965

Accepted Answer

Amendment to Social Security Act  Medicare originally designed for people 65 years of age or older.  Medicaid originally designed for medically indigent.  Medicaid joint program with states

Question 57

Public Law 92-603 of 1972

Accepted Answer

Mandated utilization review for Medicare patients at hospitals and extended care facilities.  Now included Medicaid  Established professional standards review organizations (PSRO)

Question 58

Utilization Review Act of 1977

Accepted Answer

Mandated continued stay reviews for Medicare and Medicaid patients

Question 59

Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982

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PSRO changed to Peer Review Organizations  Looked at medical necessity and appropriateness of certain admissions prior to admisssion.  Named changed to Quality Improvement Organization.

Question 60

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982

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Called for gradual implementation of prospective payment system for Medicare reimbursement

Question 61

Prospective Payment Act ( 1982) Public Law 98-21 of 1983

Accepted Answer

Created diagnostic related groups for inpatient hospital care

Question 62

Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985

Accepted Answer

reimbursement denied for substandard quality of care

Question 63

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986

Accepted Answer

PRO\'s, report substandard care to licensing and certification agenicies

Question 64

Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986

Accepted Answer

Established the National Practitioner Data Bank ( NPDB )  Clearing house for malpractice and other quality issues

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