HIT 125 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which of the following is a secondary purpose of the health record?
A. Document patient care delivery
B. Assist caregivers in patient care management
C. Aid in billing and reimbursement functions
D. Educate medical students - Answers - D. Educate Medical students
Rationale: The education of healthcare professionals is one type of secondary
purposes.
Which of the following is an institutional user of the health record?
A. Patient care provider
B. Third-party payer
C. Coding and billing staff
D. Government policy maker - Answers - D. Government policy maker
Rationale: Policy-making bodies are included as institutional users.
Which information system will track information provided to a requester?
A. Registry
B. Quality improvement
C. Chart tracking
D. Release of information - Answers - D. Release of information
Rationale: The release of information software application tracks the patient information
sent to requester
The use of the health record by a clinician to facilitate quality patient care is considered
____________.
A. A primary purpose of the health record
B. Patient care support
C. A secondary purpose of the health record
D. Patient care effectiveness - Answers - A. A primary purpose of the health record
Rationale: The primary purpose the health record is patient care
Why is only the most current version of a document displayed?
A. All previous versions are deleted
B. To ensure there is no confusion on the correct document
C. Only the physician has access to previous versions of a document
, D. The user decides which version to see - Answers - B. To ensure there is no
confusion on the correct document.
Rationale: The previous versions are controlled to prevent confusion.
How do accreditation organizations use the health record?
A. to serve as a source for a case study information.
B. to determine the documentation supports provider's claim for reimbursement
C. to provide healthcare services.
D. to determine whether standards are being met - Answers - D. to determine whether
standards are being met.
Rationale: The health record is used to determine if the accreditation standards are
being met.
Deficiencies in a health record include which of the following?
A. Mistake in the patient's age
B. Missing document
C. Contradictory content
D. Illegible content - Answers - B. Missing document
Rationale: Deficiencies include missing signature, document that needs to be
completed, or a missing document.
Removing health records of patients who have not been treated at the facility for a
specific period of time from the storage area to allow space for more current records is
called:
A. Purging records
B. Assembling records
C. Logging records
D. Cycling records - Answers - A. Purging records
Rationale: Purging is removing health records from the file.
Which system records the location of health records removed from the filing system and
documents the return of the health records?
A.Chart deficiency system
B. Chart tracking system
C. Abstracting system
D. Registry system - Answers - B. Chart tracking system
Rationale: Paper records require the chart tracking system so that the chart can be
found when they are not in the file area
"Loose" reports are health record forms that:
ANSWERS
Which of the following is a secondary purpose of the health record?
A. Document patient care delivery
B. Assist caregivers in patient care management
C. Aid in billing and reimbursement functions
D. Educate medical students - Answers - D. Educate Medical students
Rationale: The education of healthcare professionals is one type of secondary
purposes.
Which of the following is an institutional user of the health record?
A. Patient care provider
B. Third-party payer
C. Coding and billing staff
D. Government policy maker - Answers - D. Government policy maker
Rationale: Policy-making bodies are included as institutional users.
Which information system will track information provided to a requester?
A. Registry
B. Quality improvement
C. Chart tracking
D. Release of information - Answers - D. Release of information
Rationale: The release of information software application tracks the patient information
sent to requester
The use of the health record by a clinician to facilitate quality patient care is considered
____________.
A. A primary purpose of the health record
B. Patient care support
C. A secondary purpose of the health record
D. Patient care effectiveness - Answers - A. A primary purpose of the health record
Rationale: The primary purpose the health record is patient care
Why is only the most current version of a document displayed?
A. All previous versions are deleted
B. To ensure there is no confusion on the correct document
C. Only the physician has access to previous versions of a document
, D. The user decides which version to see - Answers - B. To ensure there is no
confusion on the correct document.
Rationale: The previous versions are controlled to prevent confusion.
How do accreditation organizations use the health record?
A. to serve as a source for a case study information.
B. to determine the documentation supports provider's claim for reimbursement
C. to provide healthcare services.
D. to determine whether standards are being met - Answers - D. to determine whether
standards are being met.
Rationale: The health record is used to determine if the accreditation standards are
being met.
Deficiencies in a health record include which of the following?
A. Mistake in the patient's age
B. Missing document
C. Contradictory content
D. Illegible content - Answers - B. Missing document
Rationale: Deficiencies include missing signature, document that needs to be
completed, or a missing document.
Removing health records of patients who have not been treated at the facility for a
specific period of time from the storage area to allow space for more current records is
called:
A. Purging records
B. Assembling records
C. Logging records
D. Cycling records - Answers - A. Purging records
Rationale: Purging is removing health records from the file.
Which system records the location of health records removed from the filing system and
documents the return of the health records?
A.Chart deficiency system
B. Chart tracking system
C. Abstracting system
D. Registry system - Answers - B. Chart tracking system
Rationale: Paper records require the chart tracking system so that the chart can be
found when they are not in the file area
"Loose" reports are health record forms that:
