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4/18/2016 MOHIMA Annual Convention APRIL 21 2016 APRIL 21, 2016 I will pass the national certification exam! Patricia Elliott, M.Ed., RHIT 1 4/18/2016 Stressed spelled backwards is Desserts Nolita, NYC RHIT EXAM CONTENT Domain I: Data

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MOHIMA Annual Convention

APRIL 21 2016 APRIL 21, 2016

I will pass the national certification exam! Patricia Elliott, M.Ed., RHIT

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Stressed spelled backwards is Desserts ‐Nolita, NYC

RHIT EXAM CONTENT

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  • Domain I: Data Analysis and Management
  • Domain II: Coding
  • Domain III: Compliance
  • Domain IV: Information Technology
  • Domain V: Quality
  • Domain VI: Legal
  • Domain VII: Revenue Cycle
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Domain I

B i th ti ti i D i I

  • Begin the practice questions in Domain I
  • Make an answer sheet (don’t write in your

book!

  • Answer the first 10 questions.
  • Check your answers in the back of the review

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  • Use your Sayles book or other suggested

resource to find out WHY you missed a question

Domain I Continued

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  • Re‐read any necessary information
  • Make a notecard with essential information
  • Return to Domain I practice Questions
  • Answer the next 10 questions
  • Repeat previous steps
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Domain II ‐ VII

C ti th h i ti 10 t

  • Continue through your review questions 10 at

a time making note cards for anything you miss.

  • Keep your note cards organized by Domain
  • Go back to Domain I and repeat the process.
  • Continue through each domain until you are

at a 90‐95% rate of accuracy.

  • Take Exam 2

Test Taking Skills

  • Breath
  • RHIT exam = 150 questions in 3.5 hours = 1.4

minutes to review each question

  • READ THE QUESTION!
  • Breath
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Where do You Stand?

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  • How did you do on Exam 2?
  • If you did well (>85%), spend a little time each

day (30‐60minutes) completing the computer generated quizzes (if you have registered your book). book).

  • Consider meeting with a group to cover areas
  • f concern.

Test Taking Skills

  • What is the question asking?
  • The main idea or point is also known as

the stem –The stem contains all the details necessary to answer the question

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Test Taking Skills

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  • The answer options will always include

choices that are distracters, which are choices that try to lead you away from the correct answer

  • Be aware of key words ‐ always, never, except,

not, first, last, least, priority, best, all

Test Taking Skills

  • You can also find distracters in the question or scenario
  • Just because something is included in the question

does not mean that information is necessary in order to come up with the correct answer

  • It is easy to get nervous and choose an option that

looks right without carefully considering all the choices.

  • Never choose your answer without reading all of them
  • first. One answer may be a better option than

another one.

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Test Taking Skills

  • To help you narrow the possible answers, ask

yourself: – What is the question really asking? – What is the main idea or point of this question? – What answer would make the most sense? – How can I rephrase or break down the question? – What information is not necessary to answer the question? – Be prepared to answer test questions from all cognitive levels

QUESTION

The utilization review coordinator reviews inpatient d t l i t l t j tif it d records at regular intervals to justify necessity and appropriateness of care to warrant further

  • hospitalization. The utilization review activities being

performed constitute a: A Preadmission review

  • A. Preadmission review
  • B. Continued stay review
  • C. Retrospective review
  • D. Discharge review
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Test Taking Skills

  • The cognitive levels are –

–Knowledge/recall (lowest level) questions measure your Knowledge/recall (lowest level) questions measure your

  • memory. You have to rely on your memory of facts, terms,

procedures, principles, processes. –Application (second level) questions measure the interpretation of data. You apply a concept or principle to a new situation or calculate a solution to a mathematical calculation, or translate graphic data. –Analysis (third level) questions critical thinking questions

  • Analysis questions measure the application of knowledge to

solving a specific problem and assembling various elements solving a specific problem and assembling various elements into a whole

  • Selecting an appropriate solution for a problem, evaluating

a case scenario or performing multiple calculations to arrive at one answer

What term used to describe expected data values?

  • A. Data precision
  • B. Data definition
  • C. Data granularity

D Data relevancy

  • D. Data relevancy
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Data Precision

  • Data Precision – as part of data definition, the

acceptable value(s) range(s) for each data element must be defined. Precise data definition yields accurate data collection.

  • Data definition ‐–data and information in the record is
  • defined. Understood what data means and represents

(e g date of birth) (e.g. date of birth)

  • Data granularity –data values are defined at the

correct level of detail intended for the use of the data (e.g. lab values, vital signs)

  • Data relevancy – data are useful (e.g. research)
  • IN MAY, 270 WOMEN WERE ADMITTED TO

THE OBSTETRICS SERVICE. OF THESE, 263 WOMEN DELIVERED; 33 DELIVERIES WERE BY C‐SECTION. WHAT IS THE DENOMINATOR FOR CALCULATING THE C‐SECTION RATE?

A.33 B 263 B.263 C.270 D.263 + 33

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263

Number of times it could of happened Number of times it happened

  • Of the 270 woman admitted, not all

i h d li F l L b might not deliver – False Labor Test Taking Skills

  • Answer the questions based on what you have

l d i th l d i t tb k d learned in the classroom and in your textbook and NOT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Answer all the questions on the test
  • Always go with your first choice
  • Don’t change answers unless you are 100% sure!
  • Some questions may have more than correct answer ‐

h th b t choose the best answer

  • Scenarios require you to identify the question first,

then read the scenario for information to help you answer the question correctly

  • Avoid reading too much into the question
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REGISTER FOR THE EXAM

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  • Complete your exam registration
  • Schedule a date and time for your exam
  • Take Exam 1 again a few days before your

exam date and research missed questions. R l th d b f th it i t l t

  • Relax the day before the exam – it is too late

to gain new knowledge

  • Arrive at your exam location 15‐20 minutes

early

REFERENCES

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  • RHIT Exam Preparation – Darcy Carter and

Patricia Shaw ISBN#978‐1584261117

  • Professional Review – Patricia Schnering

ISBN#978 1133608301 ISBN#978‐1133608301

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Only thing we have to fear is fear itself! ‐ Franklin D. Roosevelt

PRIOR TO THE TEST

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  • Don’t drink a lot of caffeine or water
  • Go to the restroom BEFORE you enter the

testing area

  • You can bring nothing into the test area

I i th t li ith t

  • I promise you that you can live without your

phone for 3.5 hours. I promise!

  • BREATHHHHHHHHH!
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Questions?

l f l f l f ld l k Please feel free to email me if you would like some additional guidance. dschultze@stchas.edu

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Patricia Elliott, M.Ed, RHIT Heatlth Information Management and Coding Certificate Program Coordinator g Metropolitan Community College‐Penn Valley patricia.elliott@mcckc.edu