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Managing an organizations data and those who enter it is an ongoing challenge
requiring active administration and oversight. This can be accomplished by the
organization through management of which of the following?
A. data dictionary
B. data warehouse
C. data mapping
D. data set - ANSWERA. Data Dictionary
A consumer nonprofit organization wants to conduct studies on the quality of care
provided to medicare patients in a specific region. A HIT professional has been hired
to manage this project. The nonprofit org asks the HIT professional about the
viability of using billing data as the basis for its analysis. Which of the following
would NOT be as quality consideration in using billing data?
A. accuracy of the data
B. consistency of the data
C. appropriateness of the data elements
D. cost to process the data - ANSWERD. cost to process the data
Which of the following documentation must be included in a patients health record
prior to performing a surgical procedure?
A. consent for operative procedure, anesthesia report, surgical report
B. consent for operative procedure, history, physical exam
C. history, physical, exam, anesthesia report
D. problem list, history, physical exam - ANSWERB. consent for operative procedure,
history, physical exam
Cancer registries are established by hospitals
A. by federal law or state law
B. voluntarily or by state law
C. voluntarily or by federal law
D. by mandate from the american college of Surgeons - ANSWERB. voluntarily or by
state law
Him director is part of the revenue cycle management team. the discharged-not-
final-billed days are increasing bc discharges are increasing. the number of coding
staff is 5. with the implementation of an EDSS, telecommuting has been suggested as
an alternative. studies report that coding productivity can increase ax much as 20%
with telecommuting. Given that discharges have increased from 100/day to 144,
how many more FTEs would need to be hired if the dept went toe telecommuting?
A. 0.5 FTE
B. 0.75 FTE
C. 1 FTE
D. 2 FTEs - ANSWERC. 1 FTE
, In addition to case mix, other factors that may influence episode-related data quality
include all of the following except:
A. length of inpatient stay
B. health record documentation
C. data abstract type
D. workflow issues - ANSWERD. workflow issues
In May, 270 women were admitted to the obstetrics service. of these, 263 women
delivered; 33 deliveries were by C-Sec. What is the denominator for calculating the
C-sec rate?
A. 33
B. 263
C. 270
D. 296 - ANSWERB. 263
Community hospital discharged 9 patients on 4/1. the LOS for each of the patients
was as follows: Patient A-1 day; patient B-5 days; patient C-3 days; patient D-3 days;
patient E-8 days; patient F-8 days; patient G-8 days; patient H-9 days; patient I-9
days. what was the average LOS for these 9 patients?
A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 8 days
D. 9 days - ANSWERB. 6 days
In designing a paper-based storage system, which of the following should be used if
conservation of floor space is the major concern?
A. carousel system
B. five-drawer filing cabinets
C. mobile filing units
D. open-shelf filing units - ANSWERC. mobile filing units
which of the following elements of coding quality represent consistency of code
assignments among different coders?
A. reliability
B. validity
C. completeness
D. timeliness - ANSWERA. reliability
A patient has liver metasasis due to adenocarcinoma of the rectum, which was
resected 2 years ago. the patient has been receivign radiotherapy to the liver with
some relief of pain. the patient is being admitted at this time for management of
severe anemia due to the malignancy. the principle dx listed on this admission is
A. liver metastasis
B. adenocarcinoma of the rectum
C. anemia
D. admission for radiotherapy - ANSWERA. liver metastasis
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Managing an organizations data and those who enter it is an ongoing challenge
requiring active administration and oversight. This can be accomplished by the
organization through management of which of the following?
A. data dictionary
B. data warehouse
C. data mapping
D. data set - ANSWERA. Data Dictionary
A consumer nonprofit organization wants to conduct studies on the quality of care
provided to medicare patients in a specific region. A HIT professional has been hired
to manage this project. The nonprofit org asks the HIT professional about the
viability of using billing data as the basis for its analysis. Which of the following
would NOT be as quality consideration in using billing data?
A. accuracy of the data
B. consistency of the data
C. appropriateness of the data elements
D. cost to process the data - ANSWERD. cost to process the data
Which of the following documentation must be included in a patients health record
prior to performing a surgical procedure?
A. consent for operative procedure, anesthesia report, surgical report
B. consent for operative procedure, history, physical exam
C. history, physical, exam, anesthesia report
D. problem list, history, physical exam - ANSWERB. consent for operative procedure,
history, physical exam
Cancer registries are established by hospitals
A. by federal law or state law
B. voluntarily or by state law
C. voluntarily or by federal law
D. by mandate from the american college of Surgeons - ANSWERB. voluntarily or by
state law
Him director is part of the revenue cycle management team. the discharged-not-
final-billed days are increasing bc discharges are increasing. the number of coding
staff is 5. with the implementation of an EDSS, telecommuting has been suggested as
an alternative. studies report that coding productivity can increase ax much as 20%
with telecommuting. Given that discharges have increased from 100/day to 144,
how many more FTEs would need to be hired if the dept went toe telecommuting?
A. 0.5 FTE
B. 0.75 FTE
C. 1 FTE
D. 2 FTEs - ANSWERC. 1 FTE
, In addition to case mix, other factors that may influence episode-related data quality
include all of the following except:
A. length of inpatient stay
B. health record documentation
C. data abstract type
D. workflow issues - ANSWERD. workflow issues
In May, 270 women were admitted to the obstetrics service. of these, 263 women
delivered; 33 deliveries were by C-Sec. What is the denominator for calculating the
C-sec rate?
A. 33
B. 263
C. 270
D. 296 - ANSWERB. 263
Community hospital discharged 9 patients on 4/1. the LOS for each of the patients
was as follows: Patient A-1 day; patient B-5 days; patient C-3 days; patient D-3 days;
patient E-8 days; patient F-8 days; patient G-8 days; patient H-9 days; patient I-9
days. what was the average LOS for these 9 patients?
A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 8 days
D. 9 days - ANSWERB. 6 days
In designing a paper-based storage system, which of the following should be used if
conservation of floor space is the major concern?
A. carousel system
B. five-drawer filing cabinets
C. mobile filing units
D. open-shelf filing units - ANSWERC. mobile filing units
which of the following elements of coding quality represent consistency of code
assignments among different coders?
A. reliability
B. validity
C. completeness
D. timeliness - ANSWERA. reliability
A patient has liver metasasis due to adenocarcinoma of the rectum, which was
resected 2 years ago. the patient has been receivign radiotherapy to the liver with
some relief of pain. the patient is being admitted at this time for management of
severe anemia due to the malignancy. the principle dx listed on this admission is
A. liver metastasis
B. adenocarcinoma of the rectum
C. anemia
D. admission for radiotherapy - ANSWERA. liver metastasis
