HIM 317 Test Questions with Verified Correct
Answers
Which of these is an example of demographic data as may be found in a health record?
Street address
What type of information make it easy for hospitals to compare and combine contents
of multiple patient health records?
Uniform data sets
what name is used in reference to the formal report written/dictated by the principal
surgeon immediately following surgery to describe in detail the procedure(s) performed
for the patient?
Operative report
The ___________ is the condition established, after study, to have been the main reason
for the patient's admission for inpatient treatment
Principal Diagnosis
What is the term used for the official business record used for evidentiary purposes
created by or for the healthcare organization?
legal health record
What is the name of the clinical document that is a concise summary of a hospital stay,
including the reason for admission, significant findings for tests, procedures,
performed, therapies provided, response to treatment, condition at discharge, and
instructions for medication, activities, diet, and follow up care
discharge summary
, Before a hospital is permitted to provide medical services in a particular state, the
organization must first go through which of the following processes?
Licensure
The concept of the continuum of care has which three levels of care?
primary, secondary and tertiary care
What type of data relates to the patient's condition and course of treatment?
Clinical
_____________ data elements and definitions used in health records makes it possible to
compare the data collected at different facilities
Standardization
What term is used in reference to objective descriptions of processes, procedures, people
and other observable and activities?
Data
What type of data is exemplified by the insurance party's members identification
number?
Financial Data
Which of the following is not a benefit of the electronic health information exchange
(CHIE).
More cost effective
Answers
Which of these is an example of demographic data as may be found in a health record?
Street address
What type of information make it easy for hospitals to compare and combine contents
of multiple patient health records?
Uniform data sets
what name is used in reference to the formal report written/dictated by the principal
surgeon immediately following surgery to describe in detail the procedure(s) performed
for the patient?
Operative report
The ___________ is the condition established, after study, to have been the main reason
for the patient's admission for inpatient treatment
Principal Diagnosis
What is the term used for the official business record used for evidentiary purposes
created by or for the healthcare organization?
legal health record
What is the name of the clinical document that is a concise summary of a hospital stay,
including the reason for admission, significant findings for tests, procedures,
performed, therapies provided, response to treatment, condition at discharge, and
instructions for medication, activities, diet, and follow up care
discharge summary
, Before a hospital is permitted to provide medical services in a particular state, the
organization must first go through which of the following processes?
Licensure
The concept of the continuum of care has which three levels of care?
primary, secondary and tertiary care
What type of data relates to the patient's condition and course of treatment?
Clinical
_____________ data elements and definitions used in health records makes it possible to
compare the data collected at different facilities
Standardization
What term is used in reference to objective descriptions of processes, procedures, people
and other observable and activities?
Data
What type of data is exemplified by the insurance party's members identification
number?
Financial Data
Which of the following is not a benefit of the electronic health information exchange
(CHIE).
More cost effective
