Medical Records Module Test
How are straight numerical medical records filed? - In descending order by file number
In alphabetical order by the patient's last name
In consecutive order by file number<----
How would you index and code the business Westerville's Apothecary? - Apothecary, Westerville's
Apothecary, Westervilles
Westerville's Apothecary
Westervilles Apothecary<----
Which of the following is the best description of a problem-oriented medical record? - Items of
the same source are filed together.
Items of the same medical condition are filed together.<----
Items of the same severity are filed together.
Items of the same insurance carrier are filed together.
What is the purpose of color-coding medical records? - To make filing easier and more efficient<---
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To make files visible to patients
To create a more attractive office environment
To eliminate the need for numeric and alphabetical filing
Who owns the information within a patient's medical record? - The government
The medical facility
The physician
The patient<----
, When is it acceptable to leave medical records out overnight? - When the records have been
pulled for the next day's patients
When assistants do not have time to file the records
It is always acceptable to leave medical records out overnight.
It is never acceptable to leave medical records out overnight.<----
In the numerical filing system, what is the alphabetical index of patient names and identification
numbers? - Cross-Reference
Patient Registry
Numerical Patient Index
Master Patient Index<-----
In middle digit filing, which file number would come after 68-63-19? - 68-64-19
68-63-20<----
69-63-19
69-64-200
Rachel A. Green recently got married and changed her name to Rachel A. Martinelli. For her medical
records, how should the primary file be labeled? - Martinelli, Rachel A. SEE Green, Rachel A.
Green, Rachel A.
Martinelli, Rachel A.<-----
Green, Rachel A. SEE Martinelli, Rachel A.
How would you index and code the name Walter Allen Strickland? - Strickland Walter Allen
Walter, Allen, Strickland
Walter Allen Strickland
Strickland, Walter Allen<----
How are straight numerical medical records filed? - In descending order by file number
In alphabetical order by the patient's last name
In consecutive order by file number<----
How would you index and code the business Westerville's Apothecary? - Apothecary, Westerville's
Apothecary, Westervilles
Westerville's Apothecary
Westervilles Apothecary<----
Which of the following is the best description of a problem-oriented medical record? - Items of
the same source are filed together.
Items of the same medical condition are filed together.<----
Items of the same severity are filed together.
Items of the same insurance carrier are filed together.
What is the purpose of color-coding medical records? - To make filing easier and more efficient<---
--
To make files visible to patients
To create a more attractive office environment
To eliminate the need for numeric and alphabetical filing
Who owns the information within a patient's medical record? - The government
The medical facility
The physician
The patient<----
, When is it acceptable to leave medical records out overnight? - When the records have been
pulled for the next day's patients
When assistants do not have time to file the records
It is always acceptable to leave medical records out overnight.
It is never acceptable to leave medical records out overnight.<----
In the numerical filing system, what is the alphabetical index of patient names and identification
numbers? - Cross-Reference
Patient Registry
Numerical Patient Index
Master Patient Index<-----
In middle digit filing, which file number would come after 68-63-19? - 68-64-19
68-63-20<----
69-63-19
69-64-200
Rachel A. Green recently got married and changed her name to Rachel A. Martinelli. For her medical
records, how should the primary file be labeled? - Martinelli, Rachel A. SEE Green, Rachel A.
Green, Rachel A.
Martinelli, Rachel A.<-----
Green, Rachel A. SEE Martinelli, Rachel A.
How would you index and code the name Walter Allen Strickland? - Strickland Walter Allen
Walter, Allen, Strickland
Walter Allen Strickland
Strickland, Walter Allen<----
