RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician Data Integrity and Quality 2

Question 1

A hospital's duplicate medical record rate has increased from 3% to 8%. Which strategy would be most effective to address this issue?

Accepted Answer

Implement an enterprise master patient index (EMPI) with algorithm-based matching and regular audits

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Delete all duplicate records immediately

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Assign new record numbers to all patients

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Restrict registration to one department only

Question 2

Which data quality characteristic ensures that all required fields in a health record are completed?

Accepted Answer

Completeness

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Accuracy

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Timeliness

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Consistency

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a data quality management program in a healthcare organization?

Accepted Answer

To ensure data meets standards for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness

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To reduce paper storage costs

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To eliminate data entry staff

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To automate all quality reporting

Question 4

A data integrity audit reveals that a patient's blood type is recorded as Type A in the lab system but Type O in the EHR. What type of issue is this?

Accepted Answer

A consistency issue

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A timeliness issue

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A granularity issue

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An accessibility issue

Question 5

Which tool is most commonly used to analyze root causes of data quality problems in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram

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Gantt chart

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Pareto chart

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Flowchart

Question 6

What role does data governance play in maintaining health data integrity?

Accepted Answer

It establishes organizational authority, policies, and accountability for data quality, security, and appropriate use

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It manages physical server infrastructure

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It provides patient education materials

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It handles medical coding exclusively