COMPARATIVE HEALTH INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT 4TH EDITION PEDEN
FINAL PAPER 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following is a traditional HIM role? Answer: Tracking
record completion
⩥ Critique this statement: Once someone has earned the registered
health information technician (RHIT) credential, it is a lifetime
certification. Answer: This is incorrect as RHITs have to become
recertified by reporting CEUs
⩥ The primary focus of AHIMA is to: Answer: Foster professional
development of its members
⩥ Which of the following best describes the mission of AHIMA?
Answer: Community of professionals providing support to members and
strengthening the industry and profession
⩥ The first professional association for health information managers was
established in what year? Answer: 1928
⩥ The new model of HIM practice was Answer: Information focused
,⩥ The formal approval process for academic programs in health
information management is called which of the following? Answer:
Accreditation
⩥ The requirement for an HIM professional to comply with all laws,
regulations, and standards governing the practice of HIM is in the
AHIMA _________. Answer: Code of ethics
⩥ The accountability framework and decision rights to achieve
enterprise information management is known as: Answer: Information
Governance
⩥ What is the name of the process to determine whether medical care
provided to a specific patient is necessary according to pre-establised
objective screening criteria at time frames specified Answer: Utilization
Review
⩥ To "create social and physical enviroments that promote good health
for all" is a goal of which of the following organizations? Answer:
Healthy People 2020
⩥ HITECH was a portion of which bill Answer: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
,⩥ One of the most important health issues in the United States is Long-
Term Care. List two principal reasons for this: Answer: People are living
longer today than they did in the past as a result of advances in medicine
and healthcare practices.
An increase in the birth rate after World War II, baby-boomer
generation.
⩥ The mission of the QIOs is to ensure________________ Answer:
quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of the healthcare services
provided to Medicare beneficiaries in its locale.
⩥ Which of the following places an emphasis on treating individual
patients at the level of care required by their course of treatment and
extends from their primary care providers to specialists and ancillary
providers Answer: Continuum of care
⩥ Which of the following federal laws created Medicare and Medicaid?
Answer: Public Law 89-97 of 1965
⩥ Patients in hospice care are expected to live a maximum of ____ days.
Answer: 180
⩥ Two types of practioners can hold the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
They are: Answer: Physician and Surgeon
, ⩥ Which of the following is part of qualitative analysis review? Answer:
Checking that only approved abbreviations are used
⩥ Deficiencies in a health record include which of the following?
Answer: Missing document
⩥ The specific number of days defined in the medical staff rules and
regulations for a delinquent medical record varies between how many
days? Answer: 15-30 Days
⩥ How many linear filing inches can a shelving unit hold based on the
following data?
Shelving unit shelf width: 36 inches
Number of shelves per unit: 9 shelves
Average record thickness: 1/2 inch Answer: 324
⩥ Monitor bioterrorism activity Answer: Public Health
⩥ Serve as evidence in litigation Answer: Legal, accreditation, and
policy development
⩥ Prepare conferences and presentations Answer: Education of
healthcare professionals
MANAGEMENT 4TH EDITION PEDEN
FINAL PAPER 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following is a traditional HIM role? Answer: Tracking
record completion
⩥ Critique this statement: Once someone has earned the registered
health information technician (RHIT) credential, it is a lifetime
certification. Answer: This is incorrect as RHITs have to become
recertified by reporting CEUs
⩥ The primary focus of AHIMA is to: Answer: Foster professional
development of its members
⩥ Which of the following best describes the mission of AHIMA?
Answer: Community of professionals providing support to members and
strengthening the industry and profession
⩥ The first professional association for health information managers was
established in what year? Answer: 1928
⩥ The new model of HIM practice was Answer: Information focused
,⩥ The formal approval process for academic programs in health
information management is called which of the following? Answer:
Accreditation
⩥ The requirement for an HIM professional to comply with all laws,
regulations, and standards governing the practice of HIM is in the
AHIMA _________. Answer: Code of ethics
⩥ The accountability framework and decision rights to achieve
enterprise information management is known as: Answer: Information
Governance
⩥ What is the name of the process to determine whether medical care
provided to a specific patient is necessary according to pre-establised
objective screening criteria at time frames specified Answer: Utilization
Review
⩥ To "create social and physical enviroments that promote good health
for all" is a goal of which of the following organizations? Answer:
Healthy People 2020
⩥ HITECH was a portion of which bill Answer: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
,⩥ One of the most important health issues in the United States is Long-
Term Care. List two principal reasons for this: Answer: People are living
longer today than they did in the past as a result of advances in medicine
and healthcare practices.
An increase in the birth rate after World War II, baby-boomer
generation.
⩥ The mission of the QIOs is to ensure________________ Answer:
quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of the healthcare services
provided to Medicare beneficiaries in its locale.
⩥ Which of the following places an emphasis on treating individual
patients at the level of care required by their course of treatment and
extends from their primary care providers to specialists and ancillary
providers Answer: Continuum of care
⩥ Which of the following federal laws created Medicare and Medicaid?
Answer: Public Law 89-97 of 1965
⩥ Patients in hospice care are expected to live a maximum of ____ days.
Answer: 180
⩥ Two types of practioners can hold the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
They are: Answer: Physician and Surgeon
, ⩥ Which of the following is part of qualitative analysis review? Answer:
Checking that only approved abbreviations are used
⩥ Deficiencies in a health record include which of the following?
Answer: Missing document
⩥ The specific number of days defined in the medical staff rules and
regulations for a delinquent medical record varies between how many
days? Answer: 15-30 Days
⩥ How many linear filing inches can a shelving unit hold based on the
following data?
Shelving unit shelf width: 36 inches
Number of shelves per unit: 9 shelves
Average record thickness: 1/2 inch Answer: 324
⩥ Monitor bioterrorism activity Answer: Public Health
⩥ Serve as evidence in litigation Answer: Legal, accreditation, and
policy development
⩥ Prepare conferences and presentations Answer: Education of
healthcare professionals
