CHDA Exam Prep UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
In order to ensure a successful implementation of electronic health records, the organization
must identify and define strategic roles. These planning roles may be defined in three
categories:leadership, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders. The governing body
(board) is an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Leadership
only
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship
between strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - CORRECT
ANSWER The two process are clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be
involved in both processes to ensure that IS priorities are congruent with the overall strategic
plans of the entity.
Medical record number - CORRECT ANSWER One way to examine readmission's
with a given time frame at your faculty is to retrieve patient data for that time frame and look
for duplicates of which attribute common in clinical data sets?
A drug interaction alert would be a typical function of a _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER Decision support system
Which code set would be utilized to create a report showing a hospital's case mix index? -
CORRECT ANSWER DRG (Diagnosis Related Group)
A set of standards that provides universal names and codes for a laboratory and clinical
results is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER LONIC
Your chief financial officer has contacted you because your facility's case-mix index
increased last year. He wish to hear your theory on why this is so. Among the options below,
which would best explain an increase in the case-mix index? - CORRECT
ANSWER The quality of clinical documentation improved
,Activities of daily living (ADL) are components of - CORRECT ANSWER MDS and
OASIS
Assume you are the manager of a 10-physician group primary care practice. The physicians
are interested in contracting with an application service provider to develop and manage
patient records electronically. Which of the following statements is an indication that an ASP
may be a good idea for this practice? - CORRECT ANSWER The practice does not
have an upfront capital or IT staff needed to purchase and implement a system from a health
information systems vendor.
Maps from terminologies to classifications (and possibly from classifications to
terminologies) are expected to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Facilitate "enter once,
use many" functionally
Which of the following basic services provided by an HIE entity ensures that information can
be retrieved as needed? - CORRECT ANSWER Secure data transport
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship
between strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - CORRECT
ANSWER The two process are clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be
involved in both processes to ensure that IS priorities are congruent with the overall strategic
plans of the entity.
Which type of indicators measure the actual results of care for patients and populations,
including patient and family satisfaction? - CORRECT ANSWER Outcome
Which of the following activities is likely to occur in the analysis phase of the systems
development life cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER Examine the current system and
identify opportunities for improvement
Which RVU component is best suited for measuring physician productivity? - CORRECT
ANSWER wRVU
, The physician fee schedule is based on what component(s)? - CORRECT
ANSWER All of these
Comparing the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diabetes mellitus codes and documenting
variations creates a______________. - CORRECT ANSWER Data map
Medical security diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) represent a prospective payment
system implemented by the CMS to reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for services
provided to - CORRECT ANSWER inpatients
A research instrument that is used to gather data and information from respondents in a
uniform manner through the administration of a predefined and structured set of questions
and possible responses is called a(n) ________. - CORRECT ANSWER Survey
An example of a database that depends on standardized data definitions is _____________. -
CORRECT ANSWER A statewide cancer data system
Which of the following is an external user of data? - CORRECT ANSWER Public
health department
Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information? -
CORRECT ANSWER Master population/patient index
HIM departments may be the hub of identifying, mitigating, and correcting MPI errors, but
that information often is not shared with other departments within the healthcare
organization. After identifying procedural problems that contribute to the creation of the MPI
errors, which department should the MPI manager work with to correct these procedural
problems? - CORRECT ANSWER Registration of patient access
The inpatient data set incorporated into federal law and required for Medicare reporting is the
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
In order to ensure a successful implementation of electronic health records, the organization
must identify and define strategic roles. These planning roles may be defined in three
categories:leadership, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders. The governing body
(board) is an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Leadership
only
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship
between strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - CORRECT
ANSWER The two process are clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be
involved in both processes to ensure that IS priorities are congruent with the overall strategic
plans of the entity.
Medical record number - CORRECT ANSWER One way to examine readmission's
with a given time frame at your faculty is to retrieve patient data for that time frame and look
for duplicates of which attribute common in clinical data sets?
A drug interaction alert would be a typical function of a _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER Decision support system
Which code set would be utilized to create a report showing a hospital's case mix index? -
CORRECT ANSWER DRG (Diagnosis Related Group)
A set of standards that provides universal names and codes for a laboratory and clinical
results is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER LONIC
Your chief financial officer has contacted you because your facility's case-mix index
increased last year. He wish to hear your theory on why this is so. Among the options below,
which would best explain an increase in the case-mix index? - CORRECT
ANSWER The quality of clinical documentation improved
,Activities of daily living (ADL) are components of - CORRECT ANSWER MDS and
OASIS
Assume you are the manager of a 10-physician group primary care practice. The physicians
are interested in contracting with an application service provider to develop and manage
patient records electronically. Which of the following statements is an indication that an ASP
may be a good idea for this practice? - CORRECT ANSWER The practice does not
have an upfront capital or IT staff needed to purchase and implement a system from a health
information systems vendor.
Maps from terminologies to classifications (and possibly from classifications to
terminologies) are expected to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Facilitate "enter once,
use many" functionally
Which of the following basic services provided by an HIE entity ensures that information can
be retrieved as needed? - CORRECT ANSWER Secure data transport
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the optimal relationship
between strategic planning and strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? - CORRECT
ANSWER The two process are clearly related. It is important for the CIO to be
involved in both processes to ensure that IS priorities are congruent with the overall strategic
plans of the entity.
Which type of indicators measure the actual results of care for patients and populations,
including patient and family satisfaction? - CORRECT ANSWER Outcome
Which of the following activities is likely to occur in the analysis phase of the systems
development life cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER Examine the current system and
identify opportunities for improvement
Which RVU component is best suited for measuring physician productivity? - CORRECT
ANSWER wRVU
, The physician fee schedule is based on what component(s)? - CORRECT
ANSWER All of these
Comparing the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diabetes mellitus codes and documenting
variations creates a______________. - CORRECT ANSWER Data map
Medical security diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) represent a prospective payment
system implemented by the CMS to reimburse hospitals a predetermined amount for services
provided to - CORRECT ANSWER inpatients
A research instrument that is used to gather data and information from respondents in a
uniform manner through the administration of a predefined and structured set of questions
and possible responses is called a(n) ________. - CORRECT ANSWER Survey
An example of a database that depends on standardized data definitions is _____________. -
CORRECT ANSWER A statewide cancer data system
Which of the following is an external user of data? - CORRECT ANSWER Public
health department
Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information? -
CORRECT ANSWER Master population/patient index
HIM departments may be the hub of identifying, mitigating, and correcting MPI errors, but
that information often is not shared with other departments within the healthcare
organization. After identifying procedural problems that contribute to the creation of the MPI
errors, which department should the MPI manager work with to correct these procedural
problems? - CORRECT ANSWER Registration of patient access
The inpatient data set incorporated into federal law and required for Medicare reporting is the
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
