AHIMA EXAMS VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
6th type of member Emeritus
- ANSWERS-In recognition of their service to the profession, AHIMA members that are age 65 and over
are eligible for recognition as a member Emeritus and shall be eligible for senior member dues status.
A member of the AHIMA board of directors is:
- ANSWERS-Elected
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)
- ANSWERS-A set of numbers used in a trauma registry to indicate the nature and severity of injuries by
body system.
Abstracting
- ANSWERS-The process of extracting information from a document to create a brief summary of a
patient's illness, treatment, and outcome (2) The process of extracting elements of data from a source
document or database and entering them into an automated system.
Accession registry
- ANSWERS-A list of cases in a cancer registry in the order in which they were entered
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
- ANSWERS-A professional organization that offers accreditation programs for ambulatory and outpatient
organizations such as single- and multi specialty group practices, ambulatory surgery centers,
college/university health services, and community health centers
, Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
- ANSWERS-A private nonprofit accreditation organization offering accreditation services for home health,
hospice, and alternative site healthcare such as infusion nursing, and home/durable medical equipment
supplies.
Accreditation organization
- ANSWERS-A professional organization that establishes the standards against which healthcare
organizations are measured and conducts periodic assessments of the performance of individual
healthcare organizations
Active membership
- ANSWERS-Individuals interested in the AHIMA purpose and willing to abide by the Code of Ethics are
eligible for active membership. Active Members in good standing shall be entitled to all membership
privileges including the right to vote.
Administrative controls
- ANSWERS-Policies and procedures that address the management of computer resources
Administrative simplification
- ANSWERS-A term referring to HIPAA's attempt to streamline and standardize the healthcare industry's
nonuniform and seemingly chaotic business practices, such as billing
Admission utilization review
- ANSWERS-A review of planned services (intensity of service) and/or a patient's condition (severity of
illness) to determine whether care must be delivered in an acute care setting
ANSWERS
6th type of member Emeritus
- ANSWERS-In recognition of their service to the profession, AHIMA members that are age 65 and over
are eligible for recognition as a member Emeritus and shall be eligible for senior member dues status.
A member of the AHIMA board of directors is:
- ANSWERS-Elected
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)
- ANSWERS-A set of numbers used in a trauma registry to indicate the nature and severity of injuries by
body system.
Abstracting
- ANSWERS-The process of extracting information from a document to create a brief summary of a
patient's illness, treatment, and outcome (2) The process of extracting elements of data from a source
document or database and entering them into an automated system.
Accession registry
- ANSWERS-A list of cases in a cancer registry in the order in which they were entered
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
- ANSWERS-A professional organization that offers accreditation programs for ambulatory and outpatient
organizations such as single- and multi specialty group practices, ambulatory surgery centers,
college/university health services, and community health centers
, Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
- ANSWERS-A private nonprofit accreditation organization offering accreditation services for home health,
hospice, and alternative site healthcare such as infusion nursing, and home/durable medical equipment
supplies.
Accreditation organization
- ANSWERS-A professional organization that establishes the standards against which healthcare
organizations are measured and conducts periodic assessments of the performance of individual
healthcare organizations
Active membership
- ANSWERS-Individuals interested in the AHIMA purpose and willing to abide by the Code of Ethics are
eligible for active membership. Active Members in good standing shall be entitled to all membership
privileges including the right to vote.
Administrative controls
- ANSWERS-Policies and procedures that address the management of computer resources
Administrative simplification
- ANSWERS-A term referring to HIPAA's attempt to streamline and standardize the healthcare industry's
nonuniform and seemingly chaotic business practices, such as billing
Admission utilization review
- ANSWERS-A review of planned services (intensity of service) and/or a patient's condition (severity of
illness) to determine whether care must be delivered in an acute care setting
