RHIA Online Practice Questions and Answers
When a record custodian brings the medical record to court in response to a subpoena duces tecum, it is her responsibility to
A. identify the record in her official capacity as custodian.
B. present the case favorably for the patient involved.
C. leave the original record in the possession of the plaintiff's attorney.
D. explain details of the medical treatment given to the patient.
To be admitted into court as evidence, medical records or health information are introduced as
A. torts or contracts.
B. privileged information.
C. records or exceptions to hearsay rule.
D. product liability.
Eighty (80) requests for records to be pulled for the emergency room were processed in January. From the histogram provided, what was the most frequent amount of time taken to process a request?
A. 1-10 minutes
B. 11-20 minutes
C. 21-30 minutes
D. 31-40 minutes
The most common rickettsial disease in the United Stats is
A. Hantavirus.
B. Lyme disease.
C. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
D. syphilis.
An example of objective entry in the health record supplied by a health care practitioner is the
A. past medical history.
B. physical assessment.
C. chief complaint.
D. review of systems.
Third-degree burn to thigh and second-degree burn to foot. Patient was burned by hot liquid.
A. 945.36, 945.22, E924.0
B. 945.22, 945.36, E924.0
C. 945.22, E924.00
D. 945.29, 945.39, E924.0
Sheila has paranoid alcoholic psychosis with chronic alcoholism, continuous. She is admitted for treatment of her psychosis.
A. 291.5, 303.91
B. 303.91, 291.5
C. V57.89, 303.91
D. 291.5, 303.91, V57.89
De-identified information can be released
A. only with patient consent.
B. only with IRB approval.
C. without patient consent.
D. for public health purposes only.
If you want to begin with the type of material that has the highest error rate, you will start by working on problems with
A. consultation reports.
B. lab slips.
C. correspondence.
D. other.