2026 CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A written authorization from the patient releasing copies of their
medical records is required by all of the following EXCEPT.
Answer: the hospital attorney for the facility where the patient is treated.
◉ William is a 16-year-old male who lives at home with his parents and
works part-time as a dishwasher at one of the local restaurants. While
emptying the dishwasher, William is severely scalded and rendered
unconscious. He is taken to the emergency department of the local acute
care hospital for emergency treatment.
Referring to the case study above, what must the hospital receive in
order to release information to William's employer?.
Answer: consent signed by the patient
◉ The method of calculating errors in a coding audit that allows for
benchmarking with other hospitals, and permits the reviewer to track
errors by case type, is the.
Answer: record-over-record method.
◉ What term refers to the wrongful destruction of evidence or the
failure to preserve property?.
Answer: spoliation
, ◉ When managers work to keep staff members feeling appreciated and
valued for their contributions to the job and the organization, this is
known as.
Answer: Staff Satisfaction
◉ When developing a record retention policy, the HIM professionals
should consider all of the following EXCEPT.
Answer: the thickness of the records.
◉ Titles of queries should not ask questions or offer options. Which of
the following is a good example of a query title?.
Answer: CHF Type
◉ There are times when documentation is incomplete or insufficient to
support the diagnoses found in the chart. The most common way of
communicating with the physician for answers is by.
Answer: using established physician query protocols.
◉ Traditionally, the medical record is accepted as being the property of
the.
Answer: institution.
◉ When a health care facility fails to investigate the qualifications of a
physician hired to work as an independent contractor in the emergency
department and is accused of negligence, the health care facility can be
held liable under.