HIT 125 Final Test Questions & Answers
2025/2026
health record - ANSWERSwritten or graphic information documenting facts and events during
the rendering of patient care. Either paper or electronic format.
most important function of the health record - ANSWERSstoring patient information
who are primary users of the health record - ANSWERSclinical professionals providing direct
patient care
how does the patient registration department assist the HIM department - ANSWERSthey assign
patients health record numbers
the master patient index contains ____________________ - ANSWERSbasic demographic
information about the patient
What type of filing system is being used if records are filed in the following order : 12-23-75, 12-
34-29, 13-42-14, and 14-32-79? - ANSWERSterminal digit
what is the function of the ROI department - ANSWERSdisclose patient identifiable information
to a third party
what filing system is typically found in a small physicians office - ANSWERSAlphabetic filing
system
, in which filing system does a patient receive a unique numerical identifier at the first encounter
and maintains that number at subsequent encounters - ANSWERSUnit numbering system
if a record is not completed within a specified time frame it is considered - ANSWERSdelinquent
what index would you use to locate a patients record in a numeric filing system -
ANSWERSMaster Patient Index
some reasons using the copy/paste function is not advisable - ANSWERS-content could contain
outdated information
-unable to identify the author
is support for research a primary or secondary function of a health record? -
ANSWERSsecondary
this term is used for a health record that has been moved to an inactive file area due to
inactivity - ANSWERSPurged
what type of user of a health record would an insurance company be considered -
ANSWERSInstitutional
what HIM task has been eliminated due to the use of EHRs - ANSWERSassembly
Reviewing a health record for missing signatures and missing medical reports is what type of
analysis - ANSWERSQuantitative
The coding of clinical diagnoses and healthcare procedures and services after the patient is
discharged is ____ review. - ANSWERSretrospective
2025/2026
health record - ANSWERSwritten or graphic information documenting facts and events during
the rendering of patient care. Either paper or electronic format.
most important function of the health record - ANSWERSstoring patient information
who are primary users of the health record - ANSWERSclinical professionals providing direct
patient care
how does the patient registration department assist the HIM department - ANSWERSthey assign
patients health record numbers
the master patient index contains ____________________ - ANSWERSbasic demographic
information about the patient
What type of filing system is being used if records are filed in the following order : 12-23-75, 12-
34-29, 13-42-14, and 14-32-79? - ANSWERSterminal digit
what is the function of the ROI department - ANSWERSdisclose patient identifiable information
to a third party
what filing system is typically found in a small physicians office - ANSWERSAlphabetic filing
system
, in which filing system does a patient receive a unique numerical identifier at the first encounter
and maintains that number at subsequent encounters - ANSWERSUnit numbering system
if a record is not completed within a specified time frame it is considered - ANSWERSdelinquent
what index would you use to locate a patients record in a numeric filing system -
ANSWERSMaster Patient Index
some reasons using the copy/paste function is not advisable - ANSWERS-content could contain
outdated information
-unable to identify the author
is support for research a primary or secondary function of a health record? -
ANSWERSsecondary
this term is used for a health record that has been moved to an inactive file area due to
inactivity - ANSWERSPurged
what type of user of a health record would an insurance company be considered -
ANSWERSInstitutional
what HIM task has been eliminated due to the use of EHRs - ANSWERSassembly
Reviewing a health record for missing signatures and missing medical reports is what type of
analysis - ANSWERSQuantitative
The coding of clinical diagnoses and healthcare procedures and services after the patient is
discharged is ____ review. - ANSWERSretrospective
