Records specialist
(Practice Quiz Part 1) With
Complete Solutions
Which of the following serves as an information transfer hub between a patient and his
provider's office? - ANSWER-Patient Portal.
Which of the following is an example of a behavior that could threaten the security of
patient information? - ANSWER-Leaving patient data visible on the computer screen.
WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS A PROVIDERS OFFICE HAS TO NOTIFY PTS'
THERE IS A BREACH TO MEDICAL RECORD SECURITY? - ANSWER-60 DAYS
Regarding sexual behavior, what part of the medical record can the E.H.R. specialist
retrieve this information? - ANSWER-SOCIAL HISTORY
STORING BACKUP DATA OR MEDIA IN AN OFFSITE LOCATION IS AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT? - ANSWER-Physical safeguard
A PROVIDER PERFORMS A CHEST XRAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PLACEMENT
OF A CHEST TUBE. THE REPEAT PROCEDURE BY THE SAME PROVIDER
SHOULD BE CODED WITH WHAT? - ANSWER-Modifier
Which of the following forms is available in electronic and paper format and is used to
document clinical interaction throughout the patient's office visit? - ANSWER-Encounter
form
An EHR specialist is performing an audit of a patient's medical record. Which of the
following actions should she take during the audit? - ANSWER-Validate Correct Coding
Initiative
A provider charges $120 for a patient office visit. The patient has a $20 co-payment and
the allowed amount is $70. Which of the following amounts should the insurance
company pay? - ANSWER-$50.
, An EHR specialist is viewing a document of who last accessed a patient's record. Which
of the following is she viewing? - ANSWER-Audit trail
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is an agency that
does which of the following? (CCHIT) - ANSWER-Ranks EHR software to assist
providers when selecting a system
Which of the following is within the scope of practice of an EHR specialist during patient
check-out? - ANSWER-Documents level of service
To generate a financial analysis report by provider, diagnosis, or procedure, an EHR
specialist should access which of the following? - ANSWER-Practice Management
System
An EHR specialist is coding from a patient's chart. Prior to locating a diagnosis code in
the ICD-10-CM manual, which of the following should he locate? - ANSWER-The main
term
An EHR specialist is reviewing a 20% remaining balance from Medicare remittance
advice. Which of the following actions should the EHR specialist take to resolve the
remaining balance? - ANSWER-Bill the patient for the remaining balance
According to HIPAA privacy rules, which of the following situations requires a patient to
sign an authorization to release personal health information - ANSWER-Transferring
information from one provider to another for referral treatment
An EHR specialist in a provider's office is preparing to schedule appointments for
several patients. Which of the following should the specialist consider? - ANSWER-The
patient's requests for appointments on specific days and times
An EHR specialist is assisting a billing clerk with finding an item in the Current
Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition ( CPT- 4) code set. Which of the following
billable items should the EHR specialist search for in the CPT-4 code set? - ANSWER-
Ultrasound testing in the outpatient setting
An EHR specialist is preparing to run an audit report on all of the recent acute
myocardial infarction patients seen in the facility. He should access the fields from the
EHR using which of the following codes? - ANSWER-ICD-10-CM codes
An EHR specialist is assisting a provider with charting. Which of the following should the
EHR specialist use to increase the speed of documentation? - ANSWER-Computer-
assisted coding
A provider's office receives a subpoena to release a patient's medical records. Which of
the following actions should the office staff take first? - ANSWER-Make a copy of the
requested information