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    The master patient index should be kept

    • For 25 years
    • For 10 years
    • For 5 years
    • Permanently
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Are you on your way to becoming a registered health information technician? If you said yes, you are in luck as the quiz below is precisely what you need to refresh your memory on record keeping and what someone in your position is expected to do when it comes to access and details. How about you check it out and see how good you will do.

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  • 2. 

    Birth and death certificates should be maintained by the facility

    • Permanently

    • For 25 years

    • For 15 years

    • For 10 years

    Correct Answer
    A. Permanently
  • 3. 

    Divorce complicates which type of numbering system?

    • Social security

    • Family

    • Unit

    • Serial-unit

    Correct Answer
    A. Family
  • 4. 

    The chief complaint included in a history and physical examination report is a statement made by the

    • Family

    • Nurse

    • Patient

    • Physician

    Correct Answer
    A. Patient
  • 5. 

    Compliance by a long-term care facility with which of the following would be considered voluntary?

    • JCAHO

    • COP

    • SOH

    • OBRA

    Correct Answer
    A. JCAHO
  • 6. 

    Susan is a nurse who brings to your attention an error in the health record. She is uncertain how to make the correction. What would Susan's first step be in amending an error in a health record?

    • Drawing a single line through the error

    • Obliterating the incorrect document

    • Documenting the reason for the error

    • Obtaining the supervisor's co-signature

    Correct Answer
    A. Drawing a single line through the error
  • 7. 

    A final progress note may be substituted for a discharge summary when a (an)

    • Patient's hospitalization is under 48 hours' duration with minor problems

    • Circumcised newborn who develops an infection is discharged within 48 hours

    • Obstetrical patient delivers a healthy female newborn via cesarean section

    • Expected death of a terminal patient occurs within 48 hours of admission

    Correct Answer
    A. Patient's hospitalization is under 48 hours' duration with minor problems
  • 8. 

    The inpatient's record generally begins in the

    • Facility's admitting department

    • Attendig physician's office

    • Hospital nursing station

    • Preadmission testing department

    Correct Answer
    A. Facility's admitting department
  • 9. 

    Color coding of health record folders helps prevent

    • Misnumbering of health records

    • Misfiling of health record folders

    • Misinterpretation of record content

    • Misplacement of forms in the record

    Correct Answer
    A. Misfiling of health record folders
  • 10. 

    Pathology (tissue) reports must be completed on

    • Diseased tissue only that is removed at surgery

    • All tissue removed during a surgical procedure

    • Cancer tissue only or tissue that might be cancerous

    • Tissue sent to the pathology at the discretion of the surgeon

    Correct Answer
    A. All tissue removed during a surgical procedure
  • 11. 

    Which allows family members who normally provide care to a person to take a break from providing that care?

    • Community care

    • Respite care

    • Rehab care

    • Hospice care

    Correct Answer
    A. Respite care
  • 12. 

    An infant's record is

    • Filed with the mother's record only if the infant was a premature newborn

    • Separate from the mother's record and contains a few routine forms and reports

    • Filed with the mother's record if the infant is normal (i.e., healthy newborn)

    • Separate from them other's record if she experienced no delivery complications

    Correct Answer
    A. Separate from the mother's record and contains a few routine forms and reports
  • 13. 

    Veterans Health Admininstration facilities consistently use which of the following as a basis for their numbering system?

    • Social security number as unit number

    • Family numbering for all outpatients

    • Serial-unit numbering and filing system

    • Straight numberic filing and numbering

    Correct Answer
    A. Social security number as unit number
  • 14. 

    With alphabetical filing, which of the following names would be filed first?

    • S. Peter Jones

    • Steven Peter Jones

    • Stephen Peter Jones

    • S. Jones

    Correct Answer
    A. S. Jones
  • 15. 

    How long should annual statistical reports based on monthly analyses of hospital services be kept?

    • Permanently

    • 25 years

    • 10 years

    • 5 years

    Correct Answer
    A. Permanently
  • 16. 

    For records of medium thickness, a fule guide should be provided for every

    • 25 records

    • 50 records

    • 100 records

    • 200 records

    Correct Answer
    A. 50 records
  • 17. 

    Hospice patients spend the majority of their hospice stay at home. As a result,

    • Many patients receive home care services as part of hospice care

    • A family member is required to be the primary care person in the home

    • Curative care can be privided to the patient in a convenient manner

    • It is difficult to arrange for inpatient services when they are deemed necessary

    Correct Answer
    A. Many patients receive home care services as part of hospice care
  • 18. 

    Which organizations' directives establish minimum contents of a health record?

    • JCAHO, state licensing regulations, Conditions of Participation

    • State health department rules, Conditions of Participation, JCAHO

    • Conditions of Participation, JCAHO, Memo of Understanding

    • State licensing regulations, JCAHO, Memo of Understanding

    Correct Answer
    A. JCAHO, state licensing regulations, Conditions of Participation
  • 19. 

    Which is the most important consideration in designing a form?

    • Spacing needed for typing

    • Purpose and need for it

    • Number of copies included

    • Information to be documented

    Correct Answer
    A. Purpose and need for it
  • 20. 

    A cancer registry program must acheive which follow-up rate to receive approval by the American College of Surgeons?

    • 70%

    • 80%

    • 90%

    • 100%

    Correct Answer
    A. 90%
  • 21. 

    All of the following are cinsedered long-term care facilities EXCEPT:

    • Assisted living facility

    • Substance abuse facility

    • Independent living facility

    • Domiciliary facility

    Correct Answer
    A. Substance abuse facility
  • 22. 

    Which gives legal approval for a facility to offer services?

    • Accrediation

    • Certification

    • Licensure

    • Regulation

    Correct Answer
    A. Licensure
  • 23. 

    An 85-year old female home health patient requires assistance with daily bathing, weekly housecleaning, and daily preparation of one meal. She is recovering from recent hip replacement surgery on the right. She has completely recovered from the left hip replacement surgery she underwent 3 months ago. The home health agency reviewed her request and assigned a caregiver. Unfortunately, a home health aide was unavailable for this assignment; the agency sent a nurse to perform the above tasks. This is an example of

    • Cost overutilization

    • Cost underutilization

    • Essential medical care

    • Medical necessity

    Correct Answer
    A. Cost overutilization
  • 24. 

    A family numbering system is most useful in

    • Children's hospitals

    • Neighborhood health centers

    • Rehabilitation hospitals

    • Proprietary hospitals

    Correct Answer
    A. Neighborhood health centers
  • 25. 

    The release of health records that contain information about a drug addiction for which the patient sought treatment is controlled by

    • Federal regulation

    • JCAHO

    • Medicare COP

    • State statutes

    Correct Answer
    A. Federal regulation
  • 26. 

    The four major sections of a problem-oriented health record are:

    • Database, problem list, initial plans, progress notes

    • Problem list, SOAP notes, nursing notes, graphic sheets

    • History and physical, problem list, SOAP notes, resume

    • Initial plans, problem list, SOAP notes, nursing notes

    Correct Answer
    A. Database, problem list, initial plans, progress notes
  • 27. 

    The JCAHO requires creation of a new record for emergency patients

    • Upon the patient's first visit to the emergency department

    • Each time the patient is seen in the emergency department

    • When the patient is diagnosed with a different condition

    • If the patient has changed his or her primary physician

    Correct Answer
    A. Each time the patient is seen in the emergency department
  • 28. 

    Which is a distinctive feature of health maintenance organizations (HMO's)?

    • There is utilization of a fee-for-service system

    • Fixed premiums are prepaid for health services

    • Their mission is to bring health care to the indigent

    • Seven days per week, 12-16 hours per day care is provided

    Correct Answer
    A. Fixed premiums are prepaid for health services
  • 29. 

    A health care facility receives notification from the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations that it has received an accreditation with commendation.This means that:

    • The facility was in almost total compliance with the JCAHO standards

    • Within an 18-month time frame the facility will undergo self-assessment

    • A plan of correction must be completed by the facility within 6 months

    • Reaccreditation will be unneccessary in the future as it is automatically renewable

    Correct Answer
    A. The facility was in almost total compliance with the JCAHO standards
  • 30. 

    A rubber stamp of Dr. Day's signature is acceptable for use if

    • It is stored in the health information department and is used ony by Dr. Day

    • It is used by Dr. Day and her clinical staff because seh gave them permission to do so

    • Dr. Day signed a statement regarding its use; the statement is stored with the facility's administration

    • It is utilized only Dr. Day and the other physicians involved in her group practice

    Correct Answer
    A. Dr. Day signed a statement regarding its use; the statement is stored with the facility's administration
  • 31. 

    A disease index organized patient data according to the

    • Classification system used by the facility

    • Numbering system used by the facility

    • Filing system used by the facility

    • Registration method used by the facility

    Correct Answer
    A. Classification system used by the facility
  • 32. 

    Quantitative analysis of the health record would include review for

    • Required authentication of all entries

    • Use of abbreviations on the face sheet

    • Potentially compensable events

    • Consistency in documentation of provider entries

    Correct Answer
    A. Required authentication of all entries
  • 33. 

    Which filing system organizes records in strict chronological order?

    • Terminial digit

    • Middle digit

    • Stright numeric

    • Serial numeric

    Correct Answer
    A. Stright numeric
  • 34. 

    Which would be considered an ancillary department?

    • Patient billing/collections

    • Environmental services

    • Biomedical maintenance

    • Clinical laboratory/pathology

    Correct Answer
    A. Clinical laboratory/pathology
  • 35. 

    Which statement is characteristic of a group practice?

    • It consists of a single specialty or multi-specialty and privides comprehensive

    • It has management responsibility for providing comprehensive prepaid patient care

    • It is an organized outpatient department physically separate from the hospital

    • It is a freestanding facility that provides surgical services only to the patients

    Correct Answer
    A. It consists of a single specialty or multi-specialty and privides comprehensive
  • 36. 

    All of the following are physicians EXCEPT:

    • Ophthalmologists

    • Osteopaths

    • Anesthesiologist

    • Optometrists

    Correct Answer
    A. Optometrists
  • 37. 

    The reanalysis of health records refers to

    • Analysis after health providers have worked on records, but prior to permanent filing

    • The assembly of the health record upon receipt from the facility's nursing units

    • Authentication of incomplete health records after initial analysis has been done

    • Computerized abstracting of health records after the provider has completed them

    Correct Answer
    A. Analysis after health providers have worked on records, but prior to permanent filing
  • 38. 

    The major advantages of the problem-oriented health record include all of the following EXCEPT:

    • It requires the attending physician to consider all of the patient's problems

    • It is easily accepted by physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals

    • It clearly indicates the goals and methods of the physician in treating the patient

    • It allows physicians and others to follow the course of any one problem more easily

    Correct Answer
    A. It is easily accepted by physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals
  • 39. 

    A complete autopsy protocol or report is made part of the health record within

    • 30 days

    • 2 weeks

    • 60 days

    • 6 months

    Correct Answer
    A. 60 days
  • 40. 

    A satellite ambulatory care unit

    • May or may not be associated with a hospital

    • Is physically separate from the hospital

    • Can be attached to the hospital itself

    • Privides comprehensive care for patients

    Correct Answer
    A. Is physically separate from the hospital
  • 41. 

    The increase in home health care services being offered has resulted in a (n)

    • Decrease in acute care facility lengths of stay

    • Decrease in number of home health patients

    • Increase in the country's costs of health care

    • Increase in long-term care facility admissions

    Correct Answer
    A. Decrease in acute care facility lengths of stay
  • 42. 

    Which type of microfilm has the greatest storage density?

    • Aperture cards

    • Roll film

    • Microfiche

    • Microfilm jackets

    Correct Answer
    A. Roll film
  • 43. 

    Standing orders

    • Must be authenticated by the physician after being filed in the chart

    • Can be excluded from the record if they are posted in the nursing unit

    • May be presigned by the physician prior to dupicating the orders

    • Need to be signed only if the attending physician alters the orders

    Correct Answer
    A. Must be authenticated by the physician after being filed in the chart
  • 44. 

    Anytown Medical Center uses a decentralized system for record keeping. The next number in the serial system for inpatient hospital admissions is 16888. The next number to be assigned in the outpatient clinic is unit number 17845. Mary Jones's last number on outpatient admissions was 10921 and on hospital admission was 15824. What patient number will be assigned to Mary Jones if she returns to the hospital as an outpatient?

    • 10921

    • 17845

    • 16888

    • 10922

    Correct Answer
    A. 17845
  • 45. 

    The more information abstracted into a disease and operation index, the

    • Less time spent retrieving appropriate records

    • More time spent retrieving appropriate records

    • Less cost in preparing and utilizing the index

    • Less time spent in preparing the indices

    Correct Answer
    A. Less time spent retrieving appropriate records
  • 46. 

    A terminal digit file guide is labeled: 40/30.The 40 is considered

    • Primary

    • Secondary

    • Tertiary

    • Terminal

    Correct Answer
    A. Secondary
  • 47. 

    All of the following are types of cancer registries EXCEPT:

    • Procedure registry

    • Population based cancer registry

    • Hospital cancer registry

    • Special-purpose registry

    Correct Answer
    A. Procedure registry
  • 48. 

    Henry Franklin undergoes a right inguinal herniorraphy at 7:00 A.M. and is discharged at noon to return home in order to recuperate.

    • Ambulatory surgery

    • Ancillary services

    • Emergency department

    • Outpatient department

    Correct Answer
    A. Ambulatory surgery
  • 49. 

    Which statement bwlow representsa current trend in the provision of ambulatory care?

    • Ambulatory health care costs will continue to increase dramatically

    • Access to ambulatory health care services will be limited geographically

    • Ambulatory health care is being selected as an alternate form of care

    • Technological breakthroughs will limit ambulatory health care services

    Correct Answer
    A. Ambulatory health care is being selected as an alternate form of care

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