RHIT RHIT 3

Question 1

What is the purpose of the Present on Admission (POA) indicator in inpatient coding?

Accepted Answer

To identify whether a condition was present at the time of the patient's admission

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To indicate the patient's insurance status

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To record the time the patient arrived

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To document the admitting physician's specialty

Question 2

Which of the following would require patient authorization under HIPAA before PHI can be disclosed?

Accepted Answer

Using patient data for marketing purposes

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Sharing records with a consulting physician for treatment

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Sending a bill to the patient's insurance company

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Reporting a communicable disease to the public health department

Question 3

A coder assigns ICD-10-CM code Z87.11 (personal history of peptic ulcer disease) to a patient with an active peptic ulcer. Is this correct?

Accepted Answer

No, history codes should only be used when the condition no longer exists

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Yes, history codes should always be assigned

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Yes, because all past conditions should be coded

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No, because peptic ulcers cannot be coded

Question 4

What does the term 'interoperability' mean in the context of health information technology?

Accepted Answer

The ability of different health information systems to exchange, interpret, and use data effectively

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The ability of staff to work across departments

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The capacity of a single system to perform multiple functions

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The practice of sharing login credentials

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits?

Accepted Answer

To prevent improper payment of procedure code combinations that should not be reported together

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To standardize patient intake forms

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To establish physician credentialing requirements

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To define minimum staffing requirements

Question 6

A healthcare facility experiences a data breach affecting 600 patients. Under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, within how many days must affected individuals be notified?

Accepted Answer

60 days

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30 days

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90 days

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120 days