1. The RHIT supervisor for the filing D. Making computer
and retrieval section of output available on laser
Community Clinic is developing a disk
staffing schedule for the year.
The clinic is open 260 days per 3. The acute care hospital
year and has an average of 600 discharges an average of
clinic visits per day. The 55 patients per day. The
standard for filing records is 60
records per hour. The standard
for retrieval of records is 40
records per hour. Given these
standards, how many filing hours
will be required daily to retrieve
and file records for each clinic
day?
A. 6 hours per day
B. 10 hours per day
C. 15 hours per day
D. 25 hours per day
2. Incorporating a workflow
function in an electronic
information system would
help support:
A. Tasks that need to be
performed in a specific
sequence
B. Moving patients from
point to point
C. Registration of patients
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25 hours per day
Timeliness of the storage and retrieval processes can
be monitored. In this situation, each clinic visit represents
a patient record that will need to be re- trieved (or pulled)
and stored (filed back), 600/60
= 10; 600/40 = 15; 10 + 15 = 25 hours per day.
Task that need to be performed in a specific se- quence
Workflow and process designs ensure the most eflcient
and ettective use of electronic information systems.
2.85
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HIM department is open during
nor- mal business hours only. The 6. A statement or guideline
volume of productivity standard that directs decision
is six records per hour when making or behavior is
coding 4.5 hours per day. called a:
Assuming that standards are met,
how many FTE coders does the
facility need to have on staff in
order to en- sure that there is
no backlog?
A. 2.85
B. 5
C. 14.26
D. 27
4. Coding productivity is measured
by:
A. Quantity
B. Quality
C. Quantity and Quality
D. Volume
5. Quality standards for coding
accuracy should be:
A. At least 80 percent
B. At least 90 percent
C. As close to 100 percent as
possible
D. No specific standards are
possible
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385 charts per week / 5 days/ 27 standard charts per
day = 2.85.
Quantity and Quality
Coding productivity is measured by two indicators of a
coder's skill which are the types of errors he or she
makes and the speed at which he or she can work.
As close to 100 percent as possible
Quality coding is an important component of cod- ing
compliance. Standards for coding accuracy should be
as close to 100 percent as possible.
Policy
A policy is a statement that describes general