Question: The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) issues the CCS-P credential to coders who have shown proficiency in hospital coding.

1. True

2. B. False

3. Answer: B. False

4. Question: Mortality is the frequency of death. Morbidity is the rate or frequency of disease.

5. A. True

6. B. False

7. Answer: A. True

8. Question: Updates to the procedural classification of ICD-10-CM are coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) every January.

9. A. True

10. B. False

11. Answer: B. False

12. Question: Coding is defined as an assignment of numerical or alphanumerical digits and characters to specific diagnostic and procedural phrases.

13. A. True

14. B. False

15. Answer: A. True

16. Question: ICD-9-CM when compared with ICD-10-CM has greater specificity in code assignment.

17. A. True

18. B. False

19. Answer: B. False

20. Question: An RMA professional performs the same tasks as those of a CMA but is credentialed by a different organization.

21. A. True

22. B. False

23. Answer: A. True

24. Question: Continuing education credits are required by organizations that credential CPC, CPC-H, RHIT, and RHIA.

25. A. True

26. B. False

27. Answer: A. True

28. Question: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for maintaining the diagnostic codes in ICD-10-CM.

29. A. True

30. B. False

31. Answer: B. False

32. Question: On January 16, 2009, the final rule on the adoption of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS was published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

33. A. True

34. B. False

35. Answer: A. True

36. Question: Which of the following credentials is NOT obtained through AHIMA?

37. A. RHIA

38. B. CPC

39. C. CCS

40. D. RHIT

41. Answer: B. CPC