RHIA MOCK EXAM ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2022/2023
Each month the staff of the clinic with the lowest overall waiting time is awarded
a free dessert in the Gulfside healthcare center cafeteria. take a look at the
information listed above. the winner will be selected based on
a. demonstrative clinical data
b. comparative aggregate data
c. objective individual data
d. duplicate thematic data
b. comparative aggregate data
a union campaign is being conducted at your facility. as a department manager, it
is appropriate for you to tell employees that
a. a strike is inevitable if the union wins
b. wages will increase if the union is defeated
c. you need the names of those involved in union activities
d. you are opposed to the union
d. you are opposed to the union
as the coding supervisor, your job description includes working with agents who
have been charged with detecting and correcting over payments made to your
hospital in the Medicare Fee for Service program. you will need to develop a
professional relationship with
a. the OIG
b. MEDPAR representatives
c. QIO physicians
d. recovery audit contractors
d. recovery audit contractors
employing the SOAP style of progress notes, choose the "assessment" statement
from the following
a. patient states low back pain with sciatica is as severe as it was on admission
b. patient moving about very cautiously appears to be in pain
c. adjust pain medication; begin physical therapy tomorrow.
d. sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy
d. sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy
in preparation for an EHR, you are conducting a total facility inventory of all
forms currently used. you must name each for for bar coding and indexing. the
unnamed document in front of you includes a checklist for assessing an obstetric
patient's lochia, fundus, and perineum. the document type you give to this form
is.
a. prenatal record
b. labor record
c. delivery room record
d. postpartum record
d. postpartum record.
,based on the MS-DRG report above, what is the case-mix index for this facility?
a. 0.204193
b. 2.965807
c. 11.639
d. 57
b. 2.965807
the special form or view that plays the central role in planning and providing care
at skilled nursing, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facilities is the
a. interdisciplinary patient care plan
b. medical history and review of systems
c. interval summary
d. problem list
a. interdisciplinary patient care plan
Four patients were discharged from crestview hospital yesterday. a final progress
note is an appropriate discharge summary for
a. howard, who died within 24 hours after his admission for a second heart attack
in 2 weeks.
b. jackson, who had no comorbidities or complications during this admission for
replacement of a pacemaker battery
c. fieldstone, who was admitted just 15 days following a heart attack for the acute
onset of chest pain.
d. babson, who delivered a healthy 8-pound boy without complications for either
mother or child, and was discharged within 36 hours of admission.
d. babson, who delivered a healthy 8-pound boy without complications for either mother
or child, and was discharged within 36 hours of admission.
Make Me Better Clinic (MMBC) provides well child visits and childhood
immunizations for four insurance companies. data on the services they provided
and the reimbursement they received from the four companies are listed in the
two tables below.
MMBC receives the best reimbursement for well child visits from
a. lifecare
b. getwell
c. surehealth
d. behealthy
b. getwell
Make Me Better Clinic (MMBC) provides well child visits and childhood
immunizations for four insurance companies. data on the services they provided
and the reimbursement they received from the four companies are listed in the
two tables below.
Most of the children who are seen at MMBC will have a well child visit and two
immunizations. If you add the reimbursement for two immunizations to the
reimbursement for each well child visit, which insurance company benefits
MMBC most?
a. lifecare
b. getwell
,c. surehealth
d. behealthy
b. getwell
You are calculating the fee schedule payment amount for physician services
covered under Medicare Part B. you already have the relative value unit figure.
the only other information you need is
a. the facility's case-mix index
b. a national conversion factor
c. the facility's base rate
d. ms-drg relative weights
b. a national conversion factor
Key west hospital collected the data displaye above concerning its four highest
volume MS-DRGs. which MS-DRG generated the most revenue for the hospital?
a. MS-DRG A
b. MS-DRG B
c. MS-DRG C
d. MS-DRG D
c. MS-DRG C
In reviewing a health record for coding purposes, the coder notes that the patient
was put on Keflex post-surgery. there is no mention of a postoperative
complication in the attending physician's discharge summary. before querying
the doctor, the coder will seek to confirm the infection by reviewing the
a. lab report
b. nurses' notes
c. operative report
d. pathology report
a. lab report
stan works in an acute care general hospital, fran works for a skilled nursing
facility, ann is employed at an assisted living facility, and dan works for a home
care provider. which people are employed in facilities that may seek Joint
commission accreditation?
a. only stan and fran
b. only stan and dan
c. only fran and dan
d. dan, stan, and fran
d. dan, stan, and fran
sunset beach clinic allows patients to communicate by e-mail to ask questions
regarding their treatment and request appointment changes. e-mails and text
messages are
a. considered health care business records and are subject to the same
regulations as records created in face-to-face patient encounters.
b. considered proof of patient contact and should be summarized in a progress
note in the patient record
c. generally maintained in a facility's electronic mail system until the next face-to-
face patient encounter
d. not typically maintained or documented as patient encounters.
, a. considered health care business records and are subject to the same regulations as
records created in face-to-face patient encounters
the proposed national healthcare information network (NHIN) dimensions are
graphically depicted in the diagram above. roman numeral are added to allow for
the identification of specific areas. where would information concerning a
patient's health insurance be located on this chart?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. V
b. II
The facility's policy for physician's verbal orders in accordance with state law and
regulations needs updating. the first area of investigation is the qualifications of
those individuals who have been authorized to record verbal orders. for this
information you will consult the
a. policy and procedure manual
b. hospital's quality management plan.
c. data dictionary
d. hospital bylaws, rules, and regulations
d. hospital bylaws, rule, and regulations.
Parker has type 1 diabetes with hypertension taht is currently controlled with
medication. parker was admitted through the ED for an emergency
appendectomy. following surgery, the patient developed an infection at the
wound site that was treated with antibiotics. when making decision about
sequencing the codes for this case, the coder should rely on definitions found in
the
a. UHDDS
b. coding clinic
c. CMS coding guidelines
d. federal register
a. UHDDS
Parker has type 1 diabetes with hypertension taht is currently controlled with
medication. parker was admitted through the ED for an emergency
appendectomy. following surgery, the patient developed an infection at the
wound site that was treated with antibiotics. Parker's principal diagnosis is the
a. complications of hypertension
b. comorbidity of the wound infection
c. comorbidity of type 1 diabets
d. acute appendicitis
d. acute appendicitis
Dr. Reed tried to explain wound care to Mr. Baker prior to discharge, but Bake
(who is 104 and moderately senile) just could not seem to understand or
remember what the doctor said. Mr. Baker's daughter was with him, so Dr. Reed
explained Mr. Baker's aftercare to his daughter. Dr. Reed should document
discharge instructions
a. in the discharge summary
ANSWERS 2022/2023
Each month the staff of the clinic with the lowest overall waiting time is awarded
a free dessert in the Gulfside healthcare center cafeteria. take a look at the
information listed above. the winner will be selected based on
a. demonstrative clinical data
b. comparative aggregate data
c. objective individual data
d. duplicate thematic data
b. comparative aggregate data
a union campaign is being conducted at your facility. as a department manager, it
is appropriate for you to tell employees that
a. a strike is inevitable if the union wins
b. wages will increase if the union is defeated
c. you need the names of those involved in union activities
d. you are opposed to the union
d. you are opposed to the union
as the coding supervisor, your job description includes working with agents who
have been charged with detecting and correcting over payments made to your
hospital in the Medicare Fee for Service program. you will need to develop a
professional relationship with
a. the OIG
b. MEDPAR representatives
c. QIO physicians
d. recovery audit contractors
d. recovery audit contractors
employing the SOAP style of progress notes, choose the "assessment" statement
from the following
a. patient states low back pain with sciatica is as severe as it was on admission
b. patient moving about very cautiously appears to be in pain
c. adjust pain medication; begin physical therapy tomorrow.
d. sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy
d. sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy
in preparation for an EHR, you are conducting a total facility inventory of all
forms currently used. you must name each for for bar coding and indexing. the
unnamed document in front of you includes a checklist for assessing an obstetric
patient's lochia, fundus, and perineum. the document type you give to this form
is.
a. prenatal record
b. labor record
c. delivery room record
d. postpartum record
d. postpartum record.
,based on the MS-DRG report above, what is the case-mix index for this facility?
a. 0.204193
b. 2.965807
c. 11.639
d. 57
b. 2.965807
the special form or view that plays the central role in planning and providing care
at skilled nursing, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facilities is the
a. interdisciplinary patient care plan
b. medical history and review of systems
c. interval summary
d. problem list
a. interdisciplinary patient care plan
Four patients were discharged from crestview hospital yesterday. a final progress
note is an appropriate discharge summary for
a. howard, who died within 24 hours after his admission for a second heart attack
in 2 weeks.
b. jackson, who had no comorbidities or complications during this admission for
replacement of a pacemaker battery
c. fieldstone, who was admitted just 15 days following a heart attack for the acute
onset of chest pain.
d. babson, who delivered a healthy 8-pound boy without complications for either
mother or child, and was discharged within 36 hours of admission.
d. babson, who delivered a healthy 8-pound boy without complications for either mother
or child, and was discharged within 36 hours of admission.
Make Me Better Clinic (MMBC) provides well child visits and childhood
immunizations for four insurance companies. data on the services they provided
and the reimbursement they received from the four companies are listed in the
two tables below.
MMBC receives the best reimbursement for well child visits from
a. lifecare
b. getwell
c. surehealth
d. behealthy
b. getwell
Make Me Better Clinic (MMBC) provides well child visits and childhood
immunizations for four insurance companies. data on the services they provided
and the reimbursement they received from the four companies are listed in the
two tables below.
Most of the children who are seen at MMBC will have a well child visit and two
immunizations. If you add the reimbursement for two immunizations to the
reimbursement for each well child visit, which insurance company benefits
MMBC most?
a. lifecare
b. getwell
,c. surehealth
d. behealthy
b. getwell
You are calculating the fee schedule payment amount for physician services
covered under Medicare Part B. you already have the relative value unit figure.
the only other information you need is
a. the facility's case-mix index
b. a national conversion factor
c. the facility's base rate
d. ms-drg relative weights
b. a national conversion factor
Key west hospital collected the data displaye above concerning its four highest
volume MS-DRGs. which MS-DRG generated the most revenue for the hospital?
a. MS-DRG A
b. MS-DRG B
c. MS-DRG C
d. MS-DRG D
c. MS-DRG C
In reviewing a health record for coding purposes, the coder notes that the patient
was put on Keflex post-surgery. there is no mention of a postoperative
complication in the attending physician's discharge summary. before querying
the doctor, the coder will seek to confirm the infection by reviewing the
a. lab report
b. nurses' notes
c. operative report
d. pathology report
a. lab report
stan works in an acute care general hospital, fran works for a skilled nursing
facility, ann is employed at an assisted living facility, and dan works for a home
care provider. which people are employed in facilities that may seek Joint
commission accreditation?
a. only stan and fran
b. only stan and dan
c. only fran and dan
d. dan, stan, and fran
d. dan, stan, and fran
sunset beach clinic allows patients to communicate by e-mail to ask questions
regarding their treatment and request appointment changes. e-mails and text
messages are
a. considered health care business records and are subject to the same
regulations as records created in face-to-face patient encounters.
b. considered proof of patient contact and should be summarized in a progress
note in the patient record
c. generally maintained in a facility's electronic mail system until the next face-to-
face patient encounter
d. not typically maintained or documented as patient encounters.
, a. considered health care business records and are subject to the same regulations as
records created in face-to-face patient encounters
the proposed national healthcare information network (NHIN) dimensions are
graphically depicted in the diagram above. roman numeral are added to allow for
the identification of specific areas. where would information concerning a
patient's health insurance be located on this chart?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. V
b. II
The facility's policy for physician's verbal orders in accordance with state law and
regulations needs updating. the first area of investigation is the qualifications of
those individuals who have been authorized to record verbal orders. for this
information you will consult the
a. policy and procedure manual
b. hospital's quality management plan.
c. data dictionary
d. hospital bylaws, rules, and regulations
d. hospital bylaws, rule, and regulations.
Parker has type 1 diabetes with hypertension taht is currently controlled with
medication. parker was admitted through the ED for an emergency
appendectomy. following surgery, the patient developed an infection at the
wound site that was treated with antibiotics. when making decision about
sequencing the codes for this case, the coder should rely on definitions found in
the
a. UHDDS
b. coding clinic
c. CMS coding guidelines
d. federal register
a. UHDDS
Parker has type 1 diabetes with hypertension taht is currently controlled with
medication. parker was admitted through the ED for an emergency
appendectomy. following surgery, the patient developed an infection at the
wound site that was treated with antibiotics. Parker's principal diagnosis is the
a. complications of hypertension
b. comorbidity of the wound infection
c. comorbidity of type 1 diabets
d. acute appendicitis
d. acute appendicitis
Dr. Reed tried to explain wound care to Mr. Baker prior to discharge, but Bake
(who is 104 and moderately senile) just could not seem to understand or
remember what the doctor said. Mr. Baker's daughter was with him, so Dr. Reed
explained Mr. Baker's aftercare to his daughter. Dr. Reed should document
discharge instructions
a. in the discharge summary
