Hit101 - Lesson 7, Ch. 8 Online Assessment
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Ch. 8 - Health Information Technlogy Functions
- 1.Removing health records from the storage area to allow space for more current records is called ___.
- A.
- 2.In which of the following system are all encounters or patient visits kept in one folder?
- A.
Serial numbering system
- B.
Unit numbering system
- C.
Straight numerical filing systems
- D.
Middle-digit filing system
- 3.Which of the following is the key to the identification and location of a patient's health record?
- A.
Disease Index
- B.
Outguide
- C.
Deficiency slip
- D.
MPI
- 4.
- A.
Unit
- B.
Serial-Unit
- C.
Serial
- D.
Alphabetic
- 5.In which numbering system does a patient admitted to a healthcare facility on three different occasions receive three different health record numbers?
- A.
Unit
- B.
Serial
- C.
Terminal Digit
- D.
Alphabetic
- 6.Facts and Figures are:
- A.
Data
- B.
Datum
- C.
Information
- D.
Data sets
- 7.
- A.
Every form should have a unique identification number
- B.
Every form should have a clear, concise title.
- C.
Bright colors should be used to identify forms.
- D.
Paper ranging from twenty to twenty-four pounds in weight should be used for forms that will be copied, faxed or scanned.
- 8.
- A.
Keystrokes should be minimized by using pop-up menus.
- B.
Electronic forms should use completeness checks.
- C.
Electronic forms should use radio buttons for multiple selections of items.
- D.
Electronic forms should use text boxes to enter text.
- 9.
- A.
Good for low-volume record activity
- B.
Uneven expansion of file shelves or cabinets
- C.
Easy to create
- D.
No reliance on an index or authority file
- 10.In healthcare organizations, the authority file for identification of a patient's health record is usually called what?
- A.
MPI
- B.
Disease Index
- C.
Physician Index
- D.
Patient Registry
- 11.
- A.
Outguide folder
- B.
Requisition
- C.
MPI
- D.
Patient Registry
- 12.
- A.
Allows random access for retrieval of documents
- B.
Can be viewed by more than one person at a time
- C.
Can be viewed from locations remote from the HIM department
- D.
Is a paperless system
- 13.
- A.
Chart deficiency system
- B.
Chart tracking system
- C.
Abstracting system
- D.
MPI
- 14.“Loose” reports are health record forms that ___.
- A.
Are maintained separately from the health record.
- B.
Are not part of the legal health record.
- C.
Are received by the HIM department and added to the health record after it has been processed.
- D.
Are misfiled.
- 15.In a paper-based system, the completion of the chart is usually monitored in a special area of the HIM department called the ____.
- A.
Incomplete record file.
- B.
Permanent file.
- C.
Temporary file.
- D.
Remote storage file.
- 16.In which of the following systems are all encounters or patient visits kept in one folder?
- A.
Serial numbering system
- B.
Unit numbering system
- C.
Straight numerical filing system
- D.
Middle-digit filing system
- 17.
- A.
Disease index
- B.
Outguide
- C.
Deficiency slip
- D.
MPI
- 18.
- A.
Unit
- B.
Serial-unit
- C.
Serial
- D.
Alphabetic
- 19.In which numbering system does a patient admitted to a healthcare facility on three different occasions receive three different health record numbers?
- A.
Unit
- B.
Serial
- C.
Terminal-digit
- D.
Alphabetic
- 20.
- A.
Checking that all forms contain the patient’s name and health record number
- B.
Checking that all forms and reports are present
- C.
Checking that every word in the record is spelled correctly
- D.
Checking that reports requiring authentication have signatures
- 21.
- A.
Every form should have a unique identification number.
- B.
Every form should have a clear, concise title.
- C.
Bright colors should be used to identify forms.
- D.
Paper ranging from twenty to twenty-four pounds in weight should be used for forms that will be copied, faxed, or scanned.
- 22.
- A.
Keystrokes should be minimized by using pop-up menus.
- B.
Electronic forms should use completeness checks.
- C.
Electronic forms should use radio buttons for multiple selections of items.
- D.
Electronic forms should use text boxes to enter text.
- 23.
- A.
Easy to train new personnel to file
- B.
Uneven expansion of file shelves or cabinets
- C.
Ease of creation
- D.
No reliance on an index or authority file
- 24.In healthcare organizations, what is the authority file for identification of a patient’s health record usually called?
- A.
MPI
- B.
Abstract file
- C.
Physician index
- D.
Patient registry
- 25.Which of the following is a request from a clinical area to charge out a health record?
- A.
Outguide folder
- B.
Requisition
- C.
MPI
- D.
Patient registry
- 26.A quantitative review of the health record for missing reports and signatures that occurs when the patient is in the hospital is referred to as a _____
- A.
Prospective review
- B.
Retrospective review
- C.
Concurrent review
- D.
Peer review
- 27.A health record with deficiencies that is not complete within the timeframe specified in the medical staff rules and regulations is called a/an _________.
- A.
Suspended record.
- B.
Delinquent record.
- C.
Pending record.
- D.
Illegal record.
- 28.In which department/unit does the health record typically begin?
- A.
HIM department
- B.
Patient registration/Admitting
- C.
Nursing unit
- D.
Billing department
- 29.Match the name of the medical record numbering system in the left column with its description in the right column. Unit Numbering System
- A.
A. Patient is assigned a new patient number each time the patient is registered for an admission or encounter; a patient with multiple admissions/encounters has multiple patient numbers and patient records filed in multiple locations.
- B.
B. Patients receive a new number each time they are registered by the facility and records from a previous admission or encounter are reassigned the new number. All of that patient’s records are filed in the most current folder in one location.
- C.
C. Patient is assigned a patient number the first time they are registered and the patient is reassigned that same number for all subsequent admissions and encounters.
- D.
D. Each household is assigned a unique patient number and each family member is assigned a two digit modifier number that serves as a prefix to the patient number.
- E.
E. Patient’s social security number is assigned as their patient number
- 30.Match the name of the medical record numbering system in the left column with its description in the right column. Serial Numbering System
- A.
A. Patient is assigned a new patient number each time the patient is registered for an admission or encounter; a patient with multiple admissions/encounters has multiple patient numbers and patient records filed in multiple locations.
- B.
B. Patients receive a new number each time they are registered by the facility and records from a previous admission or encounter are reassigned the new number. All of that patient’s records are filed in the most current folder in one location.
- C.
C. Patient is assigned a patient number the first time they are registered and the patient is reassigned that same number for all subsequent admissions and encounters. f
- D.
D. Each household is assigned a unique patient number and each family member is assigned a two digit modifier number that serves as a prefix to the patient number.
- E.
E. Patient’s social security number is assigned as their patient number
- 31.Match the name of the medical record numbering system in the left column with its description in the right column. Serial-Unit Numbering System
- A.
A. Patient is assigned a new patient number each time the patient is registered for an admission or encounter; a patient with multiple admissions/encounters has multiple patient numbers and patient records filed in multiple locations.
- B.
B. Patients receive a new number each time they are registered by the facility and records from a previous admission or encounter are reassigned the new number. All of that patient’s records are filed in the most current folder in one location.
- C.
C. Patient is assigned a patient number the first time they are registered and the patient is reassigned that same number for all subsequent admissions and encounters.
- D.
D. Each household is assigned a unique patient number and each family member is assigned a two digit modifier number that serves as a prefix to the patient number.
- E.
E. Patient’s social security number is assigned as their patient number
- 32.Match the name of the medical record numbering system in the left column with its description in the right column. Social Security Numbering System
- A.
A. Patient is assigned a new patient number each time the patient is registered for an admission or encounter; a patient with multiple admissions/encounters has multiple patient numbers and patient records filed in multiple locations. f
- B.
B. Patients receive a new number each time they are registered by the facility and records from a previous admission or encounter are reassigned the new number. All of that patient’s records are filed in the most current folder in one location.
- C.
C. Patient is assigned a patient number the first time they are registered and the patient is reassigned that same number for all subsequent admissions and encounters.
- D.
D. Each household is assigned a unique patient number and each family member is assigned a two digit modifier number that serves as a prefix to the patient number.
- E.
E. Patient’s social security number is assigned as their patient number
- 33.Match the filing system in the left hand column with its description from the right hand column.Alphabetic Filing System
- A.
A. A variation of terminal digit filing, which assigns the middle digits as primary, digits on the left as secondary and digits on the right as tertiary
- B.
B. Records are filed in straight chronological order, according to patient number, from lowest to highest
- C.
C. Health record filing system in which the last digit or group of last digits is used, followed by the middle and first units of numbers
- D.
D. The patient’s last name, first name and middle initial are used to file patient records
- E.
E. The patient's social security number is used to file patient records
- 34.Match the filing system in the left hand column with its description from the right hand column.Straight Numeric Filing
- A.
A. A variation of terminal digit filing, which assigns the middle digits as primary, digits on the left as secondary and digits on the right as tertiary
- B.
B. Records are filed in straight chronological order, according to patient number, from lowest to highest
- C.
C. Health record filing system in which the last digit or group of last digits is used, followed by the middle and first units of numbers
- D.
D. The patient’s last name, first name and middle initial are used to file patient records
- E.
E. The patient's social security number is used to file patient records
- 35.Your HIM Department has an excessive rate of misfiles in your terminal digit filing system. Which of the following changes best address this problem?
- A.
Color code the folders
- B.
Implement an automated record tracking system
- C.
Eliminate the use of outguides
- D.
Add file staff
- 36.In a manual record tracking system, outguides replace a file that has been checked out of the system. A secondary function of outguides is to
- A.
Serve as a visual check for misfiled records
- B.
Expedite correct placement of refiled records
- C.
Enhance the use of file guides
- D.
Cross-reference a file that has been moved toward a new number
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