AHIC Healthcare Terminologies and Vocabulary Standards

Question 1

What does SNOMED CT stand for?

Accepted Answer

Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine — Clinical Terms

Answer

SNOMED CT stands for Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine — Clinical Terms, the most comprehensive multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world.

Question 2

Which terminology system is primarily used for inpatient diagnosis and procedure coding for billing and reimbursement in the United States?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-CM/PCS

Answer

ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) and ICD-10-PCS (inpatient procedures) are mandated by CMS for hospital billing and reimbursement in the United States.

Question 3

LOINC codes are primarily used to identify which type of clinical data?

Accepted Answer

Laboratory tests and clinical observations

Answer

LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is the standard for identifying laboratory tests, clinical observations, and measurements.

Question 4

RxNorm is a clinical drug terminology that provides what key function?

Accepted Answer

Provides normalized names and unique identifiers for clinical drugs

Answer

RxNorm provides normalized names and unique identifiers (RxCUI) for clinical drugs, enabling interoperability across drug information systems.

Question 5

Which organization is responsible for maintaining and publishing the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)?

Accepted Answer

World Health Organization (WHO)

Answer

The World Health Organization (WHO) owns and publishes ICD, while the US creates national clinical modifications (ICD-10-CM/PCS) for domestic use.

(AHIC) AMIA Health Informatics Certification Practice Test

(AHIC) AMIA Health Informatics Certification Practice Test

AHIC Healthcare Terminologies and Vocabulary Standards