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Identify the acute care record report where the following information would be
found:
HEENT: Reveals the tympanic membranes, nares, and pharynx to be clear. No
obvious head trauma.
CHEST: Good bilateral chest sounds. - ANS-physical examination report
Which of the following is an internal user of data? - ANS-hospital administrator
A nurse is responsible for which of the following types of acute care documentation?
- ANS-Medication record
If an employee produces 2,080 hours of work in the course of a year, how many
more employees will be required for the coding area if the coding time on average
for one record is 30 minutes and there are 12,500 records that must be coded each
year? - ANS-3
A Health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the percentage of
patients who had a baseline Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) (test for blood clot
time) performed prior to receiving heparin(blood thinner's med). What clinical
reports in the health record would the health data analysts need to consult in order
to prepare this report? - ANS-Medication record and clinical laboratory reports
scatter diagram - ANS-used to plot the points for two variable that may be related
to ech other in some way
The HIM department is planning to scan non-electronic medical record
documentation. The project includes the scanning of health record documentation
such as history and physicals, physician orders, operative reports, and nursing
notes. Which of the following methods of scanning would be best to help HIM
professionals monitor the completeness of health records during a patient's
hospitalization? - ANS-Concurrent scanning
The HIM director is part of the revenue cycle management team. The discharged-
not-final-billed days are increasing because discharges are increasing. The number
of coding staff is five. In an effort to increase productivity, the HIM director is
researching staffing alternatives. With the implementation of an electronic
document storage system, telecommuting has been suggested as an alternative.
Studies have reported that coding productivity can increase as much as 20 percent
with telecommuting. Give that discharges have increased from 100 per day to 144,
how many more FTEs would need to be hired if the department went to
telecommuting? - ANS-1FTE
which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases? -
, ANS-The diseases to be reported are established by state law.
which of the following is a disadvantage of alphabetical filing? - ANS-Uneven
expansion of file shelves or cabinets
A consumer nonprofit organization wants to conduct studies on the quality of care
provided to Medicare patients in a specific region. A HIT professional has been hired
to manage this project. The nonprofit organization asks the HIT professional @ the
viability of using billing data as the basis for its analysis. What are quality
considerations in using billing data? - ANS-Accuracy of the data
Consistency of the data
Appropriateness of the data
The cost of the data would *NOT* be a quality consideration in using the billing
data.
which rate describes the probability or risk of illness in a population over a period of
time? - ANS-
Which of the following represents an example of data granularity? - ANS-A
numerical measurement carried out to the appropriate decimal place
The most prevalent trend in the collection of secondary databases is
_____________. - ANS-The increased use of automated data entry
Which of the following lists of names is in correct order for alphabetical filing? -
ANS-Smith, Carl J.
Smith, Mary A.
Smith, Paul M.
Smith, Thomas
In designing a paper-based storage system, which of the following should be used if
conservation of floor space is the major concern? - ANS-Mobile filing unit
Community Hospital has more than 100 clinical databases. The Data Quality
Committee is studying the comparability among the databases. The data elements
and data definitions are catalogued for each database. What would be the next
logical step to determine the degree of data comparability among the databases? -
ANS-Select a representative set of data elements and track these across the
databases to identify consistencies and differences
Which of the following is used to plot the points for two variable that may be
related to each other in some way - ANS-scatter diagram
Which rate describes the probability or risk of illness in a population over a period
of time? - ANS-Incidence
Which of the following best describes an integrated health record format? - ANS-
Solutions
Identify the acute care record report where the following information would be
found:
HEENT: Reveals the tympanic membranes, nares, and pharynx to be clear. No
obvious head trauma.
CHEST: Good bilateral chest sounds. - ANS-physical examination report
Which of the following is an internal user of data? - ANS-hospital administrator
A nurse is responsible for which of the following types of acute care documentation?
- ANS-Medication record
If an employee produces 2,080 hours of work in the course of a year, how many
more employees will be required for the coding area if the coding time on average
for one record is 30 minutes and there are 12,500 records that must be coded each
year? - ANS-3
A Health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the percentage of
patients who had a baseline Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) (test for blood clot
time) performed prior to receiving heparin(blood thinner's med). What clinical
reports in the health record would the health data analysts need to consult in order
to prepare this report? - ANS-Medication record and clinical laboratory reports
scatter diagram - ANS-used to plot the points for two variable that may be related
to ech other in some way
The HIM department is planning to scan non-electronic medical record
documentation. The project includes the scanning of health record documentation
such as history and physicals, physician orders, operative reports, and nursing
notes. Which of the following methods of scanning would be best to help HIM
professionals monitor the completeness of health records during a patient's
hospitalization? - ANS-Concurrent scanning
The HIM director is part of the revenue cycle management team. The discharged-
not-final-billed days are increasing because discharges are increasing. The number
of coding staff is five. In an effort to increase productivity, the HIM director is
researching staffing alternatives. With the implementation of an electronic
document storage system, telecommuting has been suggested as an alternative.
Studies have reported that coding productivity can increase as much as 20 percent
with telecommuting. Give that discharges have increased from 100 per day to 144,
how many more FTEs would need to be hired if the department went to
telecommuting? - ANS-1FTE
which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases? -
, ANS-The diseases to be reported are established by state law.
which of the following is a disadvantage of alphabetical filing? - ANS-Uneven
expansion of file shelves or cabinets
A consumer nonprofit organization wants to conduct studies on the quality of care
provided to Medicare patients in a specific region. A HIT professional has been hired
to manage this project. The nonprofit organization asks the HIT professional @ the
viability of using billing data as the basis for its analysis. What are quality
considerations in using billing data? - ANS-Accuracy of the data
Consistency of the data
Appropriateness of the data
The cost of the data would *NOT* be a quality consideration in using the billing
data.
which rate describes the probability or risk of illness in a population over a period of
time? - ANS-
Which of the following represents an example of data granularity? - ANS-A
numerical measurement carried out to the appropriate decimal place
The most prevalent trend in the collection of secondary databases is
_____________. - ANS-The increased use of automated data entry
Which of the following lists of names is in correct order for alphabetical filing? -
ANS-Smith, Carl J.
Smith, Mary A.
Smith, Paul M.
Smith, Thomas
In designing a paper-based storage system, which of the following should be used if
conservation of floor space is the major concern? - ANS-Mobile filing unit
Community Hospital has more than 100 clinical databases. The Data Quality
Committee is studying the comparability among the databases. The data elements
and data definitions are catalogued for each database. What would be the next
logical step to determine the degree of data comparability among the databases? -
ANS-Select a representative set of data elements and track these across the
databases to identify consistencies and differences
Which of the following is used to plot the points for two variable that may be
related to each other in some way - ANS-scatter diagram
Which rate describes the probability or risk of illness in a population over a period
of time? - ANS-Incidence
Which of the following best describes an integrated health record format? - ANS-
