Chapter 13

Question 1

_____filing method is the simplest of all numeric filing systems

Answer 1

Straight numeric

Question 2

Due to the large number of files processed in a busy office and the confusion over surnames, _______ of files is recommended

Answer 2

Cross referencing

Question 3

Cross referencing refers to alerting the health worker that a file may be found under another name (true or false)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The _______ -year statue of limitations begins to run at the point of discovery of the damage and the connection between that damage and the treatment

Answer 4

two

Question 5

All ______ from tests performed on patients, such as office tests, laboratory tests, and hospital tests, should be tracked and filed in patients’ records for easy accessibility should the physician need to consult them

Answer 5

results

Question 6

Medical records are confidential and can never be released without patient’s consent (true or false)

Answer 6

False

Question 7

To decrease the number of misfiled charts and aid in file retrieval, many medical record departments use a ______- coded system in their file folders

Answer 7

color

Question 8

The patient__\_ form usually includes patients name, the date of visit, as well as the patients age, date of birth (DOB), Social Security number, drivers license number (if applicable), address, and medical insurance information

Answer 8

registration

Question 9

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) includes______ for providers who adopt an EHR system and demonstrate its use in ways that can improve quality, safety, and effectiveness of care

Answer 9

financial incentives

Question 11

_________ records relate to patients who have been seen in the past few years and are currently being treated

Answer 11

Active

Question 12

The American Medical Association recommends keeping medical records for five years (true or false)

Answer 12

False

Question 13

A ______ file is used to remind the medical assistant of an event or action that will take place at a future date

Answer 13

tickler

Question 14

To absolutely safe, ideally, all medical records should be retained _______

Answer 14

Forever

Question 15

The consultation report describes a surgical procedure (true or false)

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The medical record is a legal document, a _________ record, and tool used to communicate between staff members to deliver services to the patient

Answer 16

permanent

Question 17

These types of records are also referred to as archives

Answer 17

Closed records

Question 18

Medical records should be written legibly in _____ink

Answer 18

black

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the three commonly used systems for filing ?

Answer 19

UPC code

Question 20

All of the following would be listed on the patients family and medical history form, EXCEPT

Answer 20

patients previous employers

Question 21

If you make an aren’t on a medical record, be sure to erase, or totally obliterate, the original error (true or false)

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Medical records are _______ documents

Answer 22

legal

Question 23

Most states require that all patient records be retained for______ years after the last treatment

Answer 23

two to seven