HIT 220 Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The services provided by HIM departments in acute care usually include all the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Medical billing
The first point of data collection and the area where the health record number is most
commonly assigned in an acute care hospital is the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Patient
registration department
As an HIM professional, you would be directly responsible for tracking the compliance with
the Joint Commission's standard for the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Averaged quarterly
medical record
Which of the following tasks would the HIM department not perform in an electronic health
record system? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Assembly
The mast patient index: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Is the most important index maintained
by the HIM department; contains basic demographic information about the patient; is
commonly part of the admission, discharge, and transfer computer system
Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if these
numbers represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the filing
system? 36-45-99, 37-45-99, 38-45-99 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Terminal Digit
The annual volume statistics for New Town Hospital are noted below. How many shelving
units will be required to store this year's inpatient discharge records?
a. Aver inpatient discharges=12000
b. Average inpatient record thickness= ¾ inch
c. Shelving units shelf width= 36 inches
d. Number of shelves per unit= 6 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔42
,Reviewing the health record for missing signatures, missing medical reports and ensuring that
all documents belong in the health record is an example of___review. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Quantitative
The coding of clinical diagnoses and healthcare procedures and services after the patient is
discharged is___review. : - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Retrospective
The release of information function requires the HIM professional to have knowledge of: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Federal and state confidentiality laws
In which of the following systems does an individual receive a unique numerical identifier for
each encounter with a healthcare facility? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Serial number system
In which of the following systems does an individual receive a unique numerical identifier at
the time of first encounter with a healthcare facility and maintain that identifier for all
subsequent encounters? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Unit numbering system
A record not completed within the time frame specified in the medical staff rule and
regulations is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Delinquent record
Which of the following should be taken into consideration when designing a health record
form? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Assigning a unique identifying number to form, using a
concise title that identifies the form's purpose, including original and revised dates for
tracking purposes
Which of the following statements describes alphabetical filling? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔File the record alphabetically by the last name, followed by the first name, and then the
middle initial
Which of the following lists of names is in correct order for alphabetical filing? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Smith, Carl J., Smith, Mary A., Smith, Paul M., Smith, Thomas
Which of the following is a micrographic method of storing health records in which each
document page is placed sequentially on a long roll? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Microfilm
, Which of the following tools is usually used to track paper-based health records that have
been removed from their permanent storage locations? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Outguides
Which of the following filing methods is considered the most efficient? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Terminal digit filing
With of the following indexes is considered to be the authoritative key to locating a health
record? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Master patient index
Health care organizations are considered to be in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of
Participation This is Called: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Deemed Status
A statement or guideline that directs decision making or behavior is called a: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Policy
If the vice president of marketing requested information regarding the number of cardiac
catheterizations performed in 2010, which index would you consult? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Operations/procedures index
What committee overseas the development and approval of new forms for the health record?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Forms committee
Which entities have established documentation standards? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Medicare, Joint Commission, American Osteopath Association
What is the term used to describe the process of checking individual data elements, reports,
or files against each other to resolve discrepancies in accuracy of data and information? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Reconciliation
Critique this statement: Version control is not an issue in the EHR. : - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔There are issues related to versions of documents as there must be a flag indication a
previous version
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The services provided by HIM departments in acute care usually include all the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Medical billing
The first point of data collection and the area where the health record number is most
commonly assigned in an acute care hospital is the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Patient
registration department
As an HIM professional, you would be directly responsible for tracking the compliance with
the Joint Commission's standard for the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Averaged quarterly
medical record
Which of the following tasks would the HIM department not perform in an electronic health
record system? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Assembly
The mast patient index: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Is the most important index maintained
by the HIM department; contains basic demographic information about the patient; is
commonly part of the admission, discharge, and transfer computer system
Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used if these
numbers represent the health record numbers of three records filed together within the filing
system? 36-45-99, 37-45-99, 38-45-99 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Terminal Digit
The annual volume statistics for New Town Hospital are noted below. How many shelving
units will be required to store this year's inpatient discharge records?
a. Aver inpatient discharges=12000
b. Average inpatient record thickness= ¾ inch
c. Shelving units shelf width= 36 inches
d. Number of shelves per unit= 6 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔42
,Reviewing the health record for missing signatures, missing medical reports and ensuring that
all documents belong in the health record is an example of___review. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Quantitative
The coding of clinical diagnoses and healthcare procedures and services after the patient is
discharged is___review. : - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Retrospective
The release of information function requires the HIM professional to have knowledge of: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Federal and state confidentiality laws
In which of the following systems does an individual receive a unique numerical identifier for
each encounter with a healthcare facility? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Serial number system
In which of the following systems does an individual receive a unique numerical identifier at
the time of first encounter with a healthcare facility and maintain that identifier for all
subsequent encounters? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Unit numbering system
A record not completed within the time frame specified in the medical staff rule and
regulations is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Delinquent record
Which of the following should be taken into consideration when designing a health record
form? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Assigning a unique identifying number to form, using a
concise title that identifies the form's purpose, including original and revised dates for
tracking purposes
Which of the following statements describes alphabetical filling? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔File the record alphabetically by the last name, followed by the first name, and then the
middle initial
Which of the following lists of names is in correct order for alphabetical filing? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Smith, Carl J., Smith, Mary A., Smith, Paul M., Smith, Thomas
Which of the following is a micrographic method of storing health records in which each
document page is placed sequentially on a long roll? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Microfilm
, Which of the following tools is usually used to track paper-based health records that have
been removed from their permanent storage locations? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Outguides
Which of the following filing methods is considered the most efficient? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Terminal digit filing
With of the following indexes is considered to be the authoritative key to locating a health
record? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Master patient index
Health care organizations are considered to be in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of
Participation This is Called: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Deemed Status
A statement or guideline that directs decision making or behavior is called a: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Policy
If the vice president of marketing requested information regarding the number of cardiac
catheterizations performed in 2010, which index would you consult? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Operations/procedures index
What committee overseas the development and approval of new forms for the health record?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Forms committee
Which entities have established documentation standards? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Medicare, Joint Commission, American Osteopath Association
What is the term used to describe the process of checking individual data elements, reports,
or files against each other to resolve discrepancies in accuracy of data and information? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Reconciliation
Critique this statement: Version control is not an issue in the EHR. : - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔There are issues related to versions of documents as there must be a flag indication a
previous version
