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The first professional association for health information managers was established in what year?
1928
The hospital standardization program was started by ___________________.
American College of Surgeons
The formal approval process for academic programs in health information management is called
Accreditation
what is the formal process for conferring a health information management credential?
Certification
what is a traditional HIM role?
Tracking record completion
what functions governs the HIM profession?
AHIMA House of Delegates
what make up a virtual network of AHIMA members?
AHIMA Engage
what is an arm of AHIMA that promotes research in health information management?
AHIMA Foundation
what professional organizations sponsors the CTR certification?
NCRA
Someone who wishes to sit for Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification should contact which organization?
AAPC
In order to qualify for an AHIMA fellowship, what minimal education level is needed
Master’s degree
what qualify for CEUs
College course
RHIT must become recertified by submitting CEUs every two years. T or F
True
Which group is responsible for AHIMA’s certification exams?
CCHIIM
The two components of AHIMA’s management structure are?
Staff and volunteer
An RHIT who graduated from college 6 months ago is joining AHIMA for the first time. What membership is he or she qualified for?
Active
Critique this statement: an RHIT must be at least 65 years old in order to qualify for emeritus membership.
This a true statement
The accountability framework and decision rights to achieve enterprise information management is known as:
Information governance
The requirement for an HIM professional to comply with all laws, regulations, and standards governing the practice of HIM is in the AHIMA _________.
Code of ethics
The number of charter members of the ARLNA was:
58
To be recognized as a profession, which of the following did HIM need?
Preliminary training
The emphasis on traditional practice of HIM was to ensure:
Complete and accurate health record
What organization established the first quality standards for medical records?
the American College of Surgeons
A certified HIM professional with a two-year associate’s degree would qualify for this credential.
RHIT
This certification requires a bachelor’s degree from a CAHIIM-accredited program.
RHIA
Which certification denotes a mastery of coding in a physician-based setting?
CCS-P
This position transcribes physician dictation into a health record.
medical transcriptionist
defines ethics
a code of behavior based on moral standards
This organization accredits two- and four-year HIM programs.
CAHIIM
The right of a patient to control access and disclosure of their health information is called:
Privacy
What is the general name for Medicare rules affecting healthcare organizations?
Conditions of Participation
An inpatient is treated in what type of healthcare setting?
Acute Care
HIPAA is the acronym for
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
You have been asked to identify every reportable case of cancer from the previous year. A key resource will be the facility’s
Disease Index
The chronological listing of all data in a hospital setting is the definition for
Registry
Hospitals are classified by the following:
Number of beds and types of services provided
Which index is required to be a permanent index in any healthcare facility?
Master Patient Index
The information collected for this index includes principal and secondary diagnoses, type of service provided and attending surgeon information. This type of index is _______.
operation index
