RHIT WHITE BOARD NOTES QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) CORRECT ANSWER A federal law that mandates that every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care, including the right to refuse treatment and the right-to-die Utilization Review CORRECT ANSWER Process of determining whether the medical service provided to Medicare or Medicaid patients are necessary Flow chart CORRECT ANSWER Graphic tool that uses standard symbols to visually display detailed information including time and distance of the sequential flow of work of individuals or a product as it progresses through process custodian records CORRECT ANSWER The person designated as responsible for the operational functions of the development and maintenance of the health record and who may certify through affidavit or testimony the normal business practices used to create and maintain the record aggregated data CORRECT ANSWER Data extracted from individual health records and combined to form de-identified information about groups of patients that can be compared and analyzed overlap CORRECT ANSWER Situation in which a patient is issued more than one medical record number from an organization with multiple facilities overlay CORRECT ANSWER situation in which a patient is issued a medical record number that has been previously issued to a different patient Duplicate Records CORRECT ANSWER The situation in which a single patient is associated with more than one medical record number security CORRECT ANSWER 1. The means to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from unauthorized alteration, destruction, or loss 2. The physical protection of facilities and equipment from theft, damage, or unauthorized access; collectively, the policies, procedures, and safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality of information, maintain the integrity and availability of information systems, and control access to the content of these systems ROI turnaround time CORRECT ANSWER The time between receipt of request and when the request is sent to the requester 30 days on site and 60 days off site