ASSISTANTS 11TH EDITION/ALL CHAPTERS 1-23/COMPLETE
GUIDE 2024-2025
,CH 01: The Clinical Record
Bonewit-West: Clinical Procedures for Clinical Assistants, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is not a function of the clinical record?
a. To provide information for making decisions regarding the patient’s care
b. To document the patient’s progress
c. To serve as a legal document
d. To share information between members of the patient’s family
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2. What information is contained in the clinical record?
a. Health history report
b. Results of the physical examination
c. Laboratory reports
d. Progress notes
e. All of the above
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3. The purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rule is to
a. reduce exposure of patients to bloodborne pathogens.
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c. prevent the patient’s records from being copied.
d. encourage the patient to become more involved in preventive primary health care.
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4. All of the following are characteristics of the Notice of Privacy Practices except:
a. Was developed by the American Clinical Association
b. Must explain how a patient’s health information will be used and protected by
the clinical office
c. Must be provided to each patient
d. Must obtain a signed acknowledgment from the patient that he/she has received
an NPP
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5. Health information in any form that contains patient identifiable information is known as
a. PHI.
b. NPAGE.
c. OSHA.
d. HIPAA.
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6. In which of the following situations does HIPAA not require written consent for the use or
disclosure of protected health information?
a. Patient referral to a specialist
b. Emergency care provided at a medical center
c. Determination of eligibility for insurance benefits
d. Training of primary health care students
e. All of the above
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7. Which of the following is not an example of a clinical office clinical document?
a. Patient registration record
b. Physical examination report
c. Medication record
d. Health history report
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8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a laboratory report?
a. It relays results of laboratory tests to the provider
b. It consists of a report of the analysis or examination of body specimens
c. It assists in diagnosing and treating sickness
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9. Which of the following is an example of a diagnostic procedure report?
a. Electrocardiogram report
b. Physical therapy report
c. Urinalysis report
d. Pathology report
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10. What is the name of the type of report that documents the assessments and treatments
designed to restore a patient’s ability to function?
a. Consultation report
b. Diagnostic procedure report
c. Pathology report
d. Therapeutic service report
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11. Which of the following is not an example of a medical center report?
a. Operative report
, b. Cytology report
c. Discharge summary report
d. Emergency department report
ACCURATE CHOICE:B
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12. Which of the following is an example of a consent document?
a. Patient registration record
b. Notice of Privacy Practices form
c. Release of clinical information form
d. Patient instruction sheet
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13. Which of the following can be performed by an electronic clinical record software program?
a. Creation of a clinical record
b. Storage of a clinical record
c. Editing of a clinical record
d. Retrieval of a clinical record
e. All of the above
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14. All of the following are advantages of an electronic clinical record (EMR) except
a. an EMR does not have to be filed.
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c. more than one person can view an EMR at the same time.
d. EMRs are exempt from the HIPAA regulations.
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15. Which of the following are used to enter data into an electronic clinical record?
a. Free-text entry
b. Drop-down menus
c. Radio buttons
d. All of the above
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16. How are paper documents entered into a patient’s electronic clinical record?
a. By scanning them into the computer
b. By retyping them on the computer
c. By photocopying them
d. By transmitting them through a modem
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