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AHIMA CCA EXAM NEWEST ALL 1000+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
RELEASED RECENTLY
Question: 1
The release of information function requires the HIM professional to have knowledge of:
a. Clinical coding principles
b. Database development
c. Federal and state confidentiality laws
d. Human resource management - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: C
Because federal regulations such as HIPAA and state laws govern the release of health record
information, HIM department personnel must know what information needs to be included on
the authorization for it to be considered valid (Johns 2011, 443).
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Question: 1.
Data security policies and procedures should be reviewed at least:
a. Semi-annually
b. Annually
c. Every two years
d. Quarterly - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: B
All data security policies and procedures should be reviewed and evaluated at least every year
to make sure they are up-to-date and still relevant to the organization (Johns 2011, 995).
Question: 2.
Identify the correct ICD-9-CM diagnosis code(s) for a patient with near-syncope event and
nausea.
a. 780.2
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b. 780.2, 787.02
c. 780.2, 787.01
d. 780.4, 787.02 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: B
Near-syncope and nausea are both signs and symptoms and therefore not integral to the other.
Both conditions should be coded (Hazelwood and Venable 2012, 71).
Question: 3.
The codes in the musculoskeletal section of CPT may be used by:
a. Orthopedic surgeons only
b. Orthopedic surgeons and emergency department physicians
c. Any physician
d. Orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: C
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Any physician may use the codes in any section of CPT (AHIMA 2012a, 587).
Question: 4.
In an EHR, what is the risk of copying and pasting?
a. Reduction in the time required to document
b. The system not recording who entered the data
c. Quicker overall system response time
d. System thinking that the original documenter recorded the note - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: B
The system not recording who entered the data (Johns 2011, 433).
Question: 5.
Mr. Smith is seen in his primary care physician's office for his annual physical examination. He
has a digital rectal examination and is given three small cards to take home and return with
AHIMA CCA EXAM NEWEST ALL 1000+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
RELEASED RECENTLY
Question: 1
The release of information function requires the HIM professional to have knowledge of:
a. Clinical coding principles
b. Database development
c. Federal and state confidentiality laws
d. Human resource management - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: C
Because federal regulations such as HIPAA and state laws govern the release of health record
information, HIM department personnel must know what information needs to be included on
the authorization for it to be considered valid (Johns 2011, 443).
, Page 2 of 620
Question: 1.
Data security policies and procedures should be reviewed at least:
a. Semi-annually
b. Annually
c. Every two years
d. Quarterly - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: B
All data security policies and procedures should be reviewed and evaluated at least every year
to make sure they are up-to-date and still relevant to the organization (Johns 2011, 995).
Question: 2.
Identify the correct ICD-9-CM diagnosis code(s) for a patient with near-syncope event and
nausea.
a. 780.2
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b. 780.2, 787.02
c. 780.2, 787.01
d. 780.4, 787.02 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: B
Near-syncope and nausea are both signs and symptoms and therefore not integral to the other.
Both conditions should be coded (Hazelwood and Venable 2012, 71).
Question: 3.
The codes in the musculoskeletal section of CPT may be used by:
a. Orthopedic surgeons only
b. Orthopedic surgeons and emergency department physicians
c. Any physician
d. Orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: C
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Any physician may use the codes in any section of CPT (AHIMA 2012a, 587).
Question: 4.
In an EHR, what is the risk of copying and pasting?
a. Reduction in the time required to document
b. The system not recording who entered the data
c. Quicker overall system response time
d. System thinking that the original documenter recorded the note - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Correct Answer: B
The system not recording who entered the data (Johns 2011, 433).
Question: 5.
Mr. Smith is seen in his primary care physician's office for his annual physical examination. He
has a digital rectal examination and is given three small cards to take home and return with
