What filing method would require back shifting and reading of the number as a whole
when filing?
a. Terminal digit filing
b. Straight numeric filing
c. Alphabetic filing
d. Serial-unit filing
Which organization plays an active role in trauma registries?
a. American College of Surgeons
b. American Heart Association
c. American Medical Association
d. None of the above
A registry established by the state to capture all patients with reportable cases is a
a. Population-based registry.
b. Specialty registry.
c. Cancer-control registry.
d. Hospital-based registry.
The top leading current cause of death in the United States as of 2007 is
a. Influenza and pneumonia.
b. Heart disease.
c. Cerebrovascular.
d. Malignant neoplasms.
UHDDS
Match the descriptor with the correct abbreviation.
a. Comprehensive assessment of a long-term care patient
b. Data content standard by ASTM
c. Data set for hospitals used by federal and state agencies for billing
d. Agency that collects vital statistics data
e. Data set for ambulatory care
f. Agency that accredits rehabilitation organizations
g. Data set for home health care
h. Agency that encourages the use of guidelines to improve health care
i. Data set for long-term care
Which is a communication system?
a. Electronic mail
b. Expert
c. Point-of-care
d. Encoder
Which of the following system startup approaches is most risky?
a. Gradual phase-in of each application in selected organization units
b. Gradual phase-in of all applications across the organization
c. Abrupt changeover from one system to another
d. Total phase-in of all applications in one unit at a time
Tort action(s) include(s)
a. Defamation.
b. Misrepresentation.
c. Invasion of privacy.
d. All of the above.
MDS 0
Match the descriptor with the correct abbreviation.
a. Comprehensive assessment of a long-term care patient
b. Data content standard by ASTM
c. Data set for hospitals used by federal and state agencies for billing
d. Agency that collects vital statistics data
e. Data set for ambulatory care
f. Agency that accredits rehabilitation organizations
g. Data set for home health care
h. Agency that encourages the use of guidelines to improve health care
i. Data set for long-term care
You have just assumed a position as HIM Director of a large HIM department in a
different state, and you are faced with an overflowing paper file unit in the hospital. You
need to determine how long various health records must be maintained. As part of your
research, you would
a. Explore state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to health record retention.
b. Place record retention issues on the Medical Record Committee agenda.
c. Review categorical guidelines as advice in absence of state law.
d. All of the above.
In the process of calculating the net cash outflow, equipment depreciation was
considered an outflow. Do you agree?
Coordinates national standards related to health information technology
Match the following abbreviations with the descriptive statements.
a. MeSH
b. ASTM
c. DICOM
d. CHI
e. CAP
f. RELMA
g. HITSP
h. LOINC
i. NCVHS
j. NCPDP
k. IEEE
l. ISO
m. WHO
n. UMLS
o.
A physician is able to evaluate her use of antibiotics compared with the use of
antibiotics by other physicians in similar patients within the same organization. This is
an example of
a. Lack of a Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) format in a
format usable by physicians who need it.
b. A warehouse format that is usable by quality improvement and health care
professionals.
c. Lack of core measures in a format that is usable by those who need it.
d. A data warehouse format that is not usable by those who need it.
In which of the following data dictionary notations would specifics such as data
element length and type be located?
a. Label
b. Entry type
c. Description
d. Value/meaning
Correlation is a statistical measure of
a. Relationship significance.
b. Causal relationship.
c. Variable importance.
d. Relationship uniqueness.
The Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) is a newly created credential offered by the
American Cancer Society.
In what Joint Commission requirement would you find accuracy of patient
identification?
a. Infection prevention
b. Patient advocacy
c. Patient safety
d. Leadership
Referring to the data in the table, what was the incidence rate of cancer?
Producing an integrated health information system that does everything well is now
easy to accomplish.
Clinical terminologies use the concept of recognized redundancies to store homonyms.
Essentials for health information education programs are monitored by American
Health Information Management Association in collaboration with the Joint
Commission.
Windows and icons are interfacing elements for data displays in an information system.
Physicians responsible for federally funded patients in a certified health care facility are
referred to as ______________________________ physicians.
Before the mid-1990s, the accreditation of allied health education programs was a
cooperative effort with the American Medication Association.
Referring to the information above, during what month was Mr. States born?
When there is a steady stream of EHR processes in a health care organization, this is
known as an EHR project.