1. What type of patient data is used to identify an individual?
a. Demographic data
b. Secondary data
c. Aggregate data
d. Identification data
Answer: a. Demographic data
2. Which of the following is a derivation business rule?
a. Assigning a patient to a clinical service
b. Calculating the average length of stay
c. Documenting a patient's date of birth
d. Taking a hospital census
Answer: b. Calculating the average length of stay
3. What should be done when a physician dictates a discharge summary for a patient who was
discharged two days after the summary was dictated?
a. File the record as complete
b. Request an addendum to the discharge summary
c. Request another discharge summary
d. Note the date discrepancy
Answer: b. Request an addendum to the discharge summary