AHIMA RHIT Practice Exam
Databasecorrect answerA collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is called a
Sharing of patient information between providerscorrect answerHealth Information Exchange provides
Human populationscorrect answerDemographics is the study of statistical information and
Provider query formcorrect answerThe main communication for between physicians and clinical
documentation improvement programs is
Clinical Datacorrect answerWhich of the following would be used to locate a patient's health
information?
Core performancecorrect answerWhich of the following is a measurement used by The Joint
Commission, CMS, and other healthcare plans to assess how well healthcare organizations provide care?
Legal health recordcorrect answerDocuments and data elements that a healthcare provider may include
in response to legally permissible requests for patient information is defined as the:
Family historycorrect answerThe UHDDS does not require the following items
All conditions that coexist at the time of admissioncorrect answerThe UHDDS defines "other diagnosis"
as
Master patient indexcorrect answerWhich of the following contains patient-identifiable information
such as the patient's name and address, date of birth, the dates the patient was hospitalized or
outpatient encounters, the name of the attending physician, and the health record number?
National Practitioner Data Bankcorrect answerThe database used to gather information about medical
malpractice payments, sanctions taken by boards of medical examiners, and certain professional review
actions taken by healthcare entities is the
Surgical in naturecorrect answerThe UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be reported. A
significant procedure is defined as
Data standardscorrect answerThe specifications for the values acceptable for specific data fields is
referred to as
Clinical datacorrect answerDocumentation such as physician orders and progress note are considered
which of the following types of data
All non-outpatient settingscorrect answerThe UHDDS application of definitions was expanded to
includes which type of healthcare facilities
Hospital quality measurescorrect answerThe effort made by The Joint Commission and CMS in 2004 to
align current and future measures common to both and prevent duplication of effort is know as
Tracercorrect answerWhich of the following is The Joint Commission's methodology for following a
patient through organizational systems and processes as the patient experiences care?
, Processing mortality statisticscorrect answerIn addition to promoting international comparability,
International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for
Health Level Sevencorrect answerWhich of the following is a set of standards that governs the exchange
of clinical data for the purpose of exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of electronic health
information?
Data repositoriescorrect answerWhich of the following best describes the database used in every
industry to store large amounts of information?
Psychotherapy Notescorrect answerUnder HIPAA privacy regulations, which part of the health record
does a patient not have the right to access within his/her own health record?
Confidentialitycorrect answerThe responsibility to use, disclose, or release information related to private
matters is called
Risk Analysiscorrect answerUnder the HIPAA security rule an organization must identify potential risks
and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health
information. This process is referred as a
privacy screencorrect answerWhat is a safeguard that is used to prevent incidental disclosures of PHI
when an employee is working on a computer in a public area?
Protected Health Informationcorrect answerIndividually identifiable health information that is
transmitted by electronic media, maintained in any electronic medium, or in any other form or medium
is defined as
Designated record setcorrect answerThe HIPAA Privacy Rule requires which of the following to describe
what is maintained as part of the health record
Audit Trails and Audit Logscorrect answerCovered entities must perform security audits using which of
the following tools?
Flashing pagers (such as ones which are used in restaurants)correct answerWhich of the following is an
example of a way to decrease the risk of violating HIPAA Privacy Rules in a patient waiting area?
privacycorrect answerThe right of an individual to have freedom from observation or intrusion into their
private affairs and rights to maintain control over certain personal health information is defined as
healthcare operationscorrect answerWhen in-house counsel is conducting the defense of a malpractice
claim, an authorization is not required because review of the record would be covered under
Right to Request Confidential Communicationcorrect answerWhat is it called under HIPAA when a
patient requests medical and/or billing information be mailed to an alternate address?
ethicalcorrect answerViolations of the need-to-know principle, misuse of blanket authorizations, and
violations of privacy that occur because of secondary release of information are what type of issue?
Firewallscorrect answerProxy servers, packet filters, and application gateways are examples of
Need to knowcorrect answerWhat type of control is used to determine access granted to a user?
Databasecorrect answerA collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is called a
Sharing of patient information between providerscorrect answerHealth Information Exchange provides
Human populationscorrect answerDemographics is the study of statistical information and
Provider query formcorrect answerThe main communication for between physicians and clinical
documentation improvement programs is
Clinical Datacorrect answerWhich of the following would be used to locate a patient's health
information?
Core performancecorrect answerWhich of the following is a measurement used by The Joint
Commission, CMS, and other healthcare plans to assess how well healthcare organizations provide care?
Legal health recordcorrect answerDocuments and data elements that a healthcare provider may include
in response to legally permissible requests for patient information is defined as the:
Family historycorrect answerThe UHDDS does not require the following items
All conditions that coexist at the time of admissioncorrect answerThe UHDDS defines "other diagnosis"
as
Master patient indexcorrect answerWhich of the following contains patient-identifiable information
such as the patient's name and address, date of birth, the dates the patient was hospitalized or
outpatient encounters, the name of the attending physician, and the health record number?
National Practitioner Data Bankcorrect answerThe database used to gather information about medical
malpractice payments, sanctions taken by boards of medical examiners, and certain professional review
actions taken by healthcare entities is the
Surgical in naturecorrect answerThe UHDDS requires that all significant procedures be reported. A
significant procedure is defined as
Data standardscorrect answerThe specifications for the values acceptable for specific data fields is
referred to as
Clinical datacorrect answerDocumentation such as physician orders and progress note are considered
which of the following types of data
All non-outpatient settingscorrect answerThe UHDDS application of definitions was expanded to
includes which type of healthcare facilities
Hospital quality measurescorrect answerThe effort made by The Joint Commission and CMS in 2004 to
align current and future measures common to both and prevent duplication of effort is know as
Tracercorrect answerWhich of the following is The Joint Commission's methodology for following a
patient through organizational systems and processes as the patient experiences care?
, Processing mortality statisticscorrect answerIn addition to promoting international comparability,
International Classification of Diseases was originally designed as a means for
Health Level Sevencorrect answerWhich of the following is a set of standards that governs the exchange
of clinical data for the purpose of exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of electronic health
information?
Data repositoriescorrect answerWhich of the following best describes the database used in every
industry to store large amounts of information?
Psychotherapy Notescorrect answerUnder HIPAA privacy regulations, which part of the health record
does a patient not have the right to access within his/her own health record?
Confidentialitycorrect answerThe responsibility to use, disclose, or release information related to private
matters is called
Risk Analysiscorrect answerUnder the HIPAA security rule an organization must identify potential risks
and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health
information. This process is referred as a
privacy screencorrect answerWhat is a safeguard that is used to prevent incidental disclosures of PHI
when an employee is working on a computer in a public area?
Protected Health Informationcorrect answerIndividually identifiable health information that is
transmitted by electronic media, maintained in any electronic medium, or in any other form or medium
is defined as
Designated record setcorrect answerThe HIPAA Privacy Rule requires which of the following to describe
what is maintained as part of the health record
Audit Trails and Audit Logscorrect answerCovered entities must perform security audits using which of
the following tools?
Flashing pagers (such as ones which are used in restaurants)correct answerWhich of the following is an
example of a way to decrease the risk of violating HIPAA Privacy Rules in a patient waiting area?
privacycorrect answerThe right of an individual to have freedom from observation or intrusion into their
private affairs and rights to maintain control over certain personal health information is defined as
healthcare operationscorrect answerWhen in-house counsel is conducting the defense of a malpractice
claim, an authorization is not required because review of the record would be covered under
Right to Request Confidential Communicationcorrect answerWhat is it called under HIPAA when a
patient requests medical and/or billing information be mailed to an alternate address?
ethicalcorrect answerViolations of the need-to-know principle, misuse of blanket authorizations, and
violations of privacy that occur because of secondary release of information are what type of issue?
Firewallscorrect answerProxy servers, packet filters, and application gateways are examples of
Need to knowcorrect answerWhat type of control is used to determine access granted to a user?
