QUESTIONS SET 6 Flashcards
The advantages of teams or committees over individuals in complex situations include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Coordination and cooperation can be increased.
B. Authority can be counterbalanced.
C. Decision making is accomplished more quickly.
D. Complex problems can be better assessed.
Decision making is accomplished more quickly
During the work sampling of a file clerk’s activity, it is noted that the employee is speaking on the telephone during 76 of 300 observations. How much of the employee’s time is spent on the phone if the employee works 7 hours a day?
A. 1.77 hours
B. 3.28%
C. 3.94 hours
D. 9.2%
1.77 hours
As a new HIM manager, you recognize that employee development is a necessary investment for the long term survival and growth of the organization. Your goal is to design and implement a staff development program for your employees, so one of your first steps is to
A. implement training programs that emphasize teamwork.
B. establish a budget for all hospital employee training.
C. survey the HIM employees to assess their need for new skills or knowledge.
D. establish HIPAA training programs hospital-wide.
Survey the HIM employees to assess their need for new skills or knowledge
If parties in a contract agree to hold each other harmless for each other’s actions or inactions, this is referred to as a(n):
a. Indemnification
b. Liability
c. Offer
d. Warranty
Indemnification
Violation of the AHIMA Code of Ethics triggers:
a. Automatic loss of AHIMA credentials
b. Disciplinary actions and a fine
c. A review by peers with potential disciplinary actions
d. Nothing because a violation of ethics is not a big deal
A review by peers with potential disciplinary actions
Identifying future health information needs for a healthcare entity and projecting specific initiatives required to meet those needs is part of:
a. Data modeling
b. Policy development
c. Strategic planning
d. Workflow modeling
Strategic planning
Now that the EHR has been fully implemented, you are ready to move old records to basement storage. You are ordering shelving for those old paper files. You have 18,000 records. The files average is three files per filing inch. The shelf units you have selected have six shelves that will hold 34 inches per shelf. You will have to plan for 20% expansion rate to accommodate miscellaneous paper records over the next 10 years. How many shelving units should you order.
A. 30
B. 31
C. 35
D. 36
36
The federally mandated resident assessment instrument used in long-term care facilities consists of three basic components, including the new care area assessment, utilization guidelines and the?
A. UHDDS.
B. MDS.
C. OASIS.
D. DEEDS.
OASIS
The health record states that the patient is a female, but the registration record has the patient listed as male. Which of the following characteristics of data quality has been compromised in this case?
A. data comprehensiveness
B. data granularity
C. data precision
D. data accuracy
Data accuracy
Setting up a drop-down menu to make sure that the registration clerk collects “gender” as “male”, female, or unknown” is an example of ensuring data
A. precision
B. validity
C. timeliness
D. reliability
validity
