MIT hw ch 4,5,6,7,8 questions and
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All of the following are TRUE about decentralized registration EXCEPT - correct answer
✔✔Patients are registered in one area.
Demographic data include all of the following EXCEPT - correct answer ✔✔Reason for visit
Presenting symptoms
Each patient has how many entries in the Master Patient(Person) Index? - correct answer
✔✔One master entry
Enterprise-wide MPIs link hospitals to what other types of facilities? - correct answer
✔✔Pharmacies owned by the hospital
Ambulatory surgery centers that are owned by hospital facilities
Physician offices that are owned by the hospital
In addition to information that classifies individual encounters (such as the encounter
type/service, the account number, etc). individual MPI entries also include - correct answer
✔✔The patient's discharge/departure disposition
In centralized registration, patients presenting for any type of care are registered - correct
answer ✔✔through one central area
,___ data are __ that serve to identify the patient (name, date of birth, address, gender etc.). -
correct answer ✔✔Demographic; administrative
Why is it essential to keep the Master Patient(Person) Index up to date? - correct answer
✔✔The master entry connects all of a given patient's encounter
Other patient records are not kept permanently
It is a permanent listing of all patients at a given facility
How has the MPI changed over the past three decades? - correct answer ✔✔The quantity of
data collected has increased dramatically
it became automated
Which of the following data elements are required in individual encounter entries in the MPI? -
correct answer ✔✔Account number for the encounter
Encounter/service type
Admission/encounter date
A patient's master entry in the MPI is built ___ and later updated ___ for subsequent visits -
correct answer ✔✔After registration; during registration
Why is MPI important? - correct answer ✔✔It is a permanent record of patient encounters
It is the link between administrative an clinical data
,It links all of a patient's encounters in a health system
What are some disadvantages of hybrid record systems? - correct answer ✔✔Expensive to
maintain
Detailed policy and procedures are needed
Need additional physical space to store paper records
Important health information could be missed or overlooked
What is the definition of a legal health record? - correct answer ✔✔A health record identified
by facility policy presented in response to a subpoena
What happens immediately after the health record is assembled in a paper record system? -
correct answer ✔✔The record is analyzed for missing documentation
What are the benefits of concurrent analysis review? - correct answer ✔✔Expedites identifying
quality of care issues
Documentation deficiencies are captured in a shorter time frame
Analyzing documentation deficiencies is more effective
Which of the following are problems in the MPI that can impact data integrity? - correct answer
✔✔Incomplete entries
, Duplicate patient entries
Entries containing another patient's data
Define voice recognition software - correct answer ✔✔Software that converts spoken language
into written text
What is the correct name for a medical record system that uses both paper and electronic
medical records? - correct answer ✔✔Hybrid
How does an auditor's review for deficiencies in an EHR differ from a review of a paper record? -
correct answer ✔✔Automated record completion software can be utilized to assist with chart
audits
What types of documents might be considered to be part of the legal health record? - correct
answer ✔✔Provider notes
Hospital admission and discharge information
Reports from automobile accidents
Rank the paper record steps in order from admission to permanent filing with the first step on
top - correct answer ✔✔Patient is registered upon admission, and previous records are located
and sent to unit
Documentation is written by healthcare professionals, and test/lab results are field
Health record is analyzed for missing documentation
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All of the following are TRUE about decentralized registration EXCEPT - correct answer
✔✔Patients are registered in one area.
Demographic data include all of the following EXCEPT - correct answer ✔✔Reason for visit
Presenting symptoms
Each patient has how many entries in the Master Patient(Person) Index? - correct answer
✔✔One master entry
Enterprise-wide MPIs link hospitals to what other types of facilities? - correct answer
✔✔Pharmacies owned by the hospital
Ambulatory surgery centers that are owned by hospital facilities
Physician offices that are owned by the hospital
In addition to information that classifies individual encounters (such as the encounter
type/service, the account number, etc). individual MPI entries also include - correct answer
✔✔The patient's discharge/departure disposition
In centralized registration, patients presenting for any type of care are registered - correct
answer ✔✔through one central area
,___ data are __ that serve to identify the patient (name, date of birth, address, gender etc.). -
correct answer ✔✔Demographic; administrative
Why is it essential to keep the Master Patient(Person) Index up to date? - correct answer
✔✔The master entry connects all of a given patient's encounter
Other patient records are not kept permanently
It is a permanent listing of all patients at a given facility
How has the MPI changed over the past three decades? - correct answer ✔✔The quantity of
data collected has increased dramatically
it became automated
Which of the following data elements are required in individual encounter entries in the MPI? -
correct answer ✔✔Account number for the encounter
Encounter/service type
Admission/encounter date
A patient's master entry in the MPI is built ___ and later updated ___ for subsequent visits -
correct answer ✔✔After registration; during registration
Why is MPI important? - correct answer ✔✔It is a permanent record of patient encounters
It is the link between administrative an clinical data
,It links all of a patient's encounters in a health system
What are some disadvantages of hybrid record systems? - correct answer ✔✔Expensive to
maintain
Detailed policy and procedures are needed
Need additional physical space to store paper records
Important health information could be missed or overlooked
What is the definition of a legal health record? - correct answer ✔✔A health record identified
by facility policy presented in response to a subpoena
What happens immediately after the health record is assembled in a paper record system? -
correct answer ✔✔The record is analyzed for missing documentation
What are the benefits of concurrent analysis review? - correct answer ✔✔Expedites identifying
quality of care issues
Documentation deficiencies are captured in a shorter time frame
Analyzing documentation deficiencies is more effective
Which of the following are problems in the MPI that can impact data integrity? - correct answer
✔✔Incomplete entries
, Duplicate patient entries
Entries containing another patient's data
Define voice recognition software - correct answer ✔✔Software that converts spoken language
into written text
What is the correct name for a medical record system that uses both paper and electronic
medical records? - correct answer ✔✔Hybrid
How does an auditor's review for deficiencies in an EHR differ from a review of a paper record? -
correct answer ✔✔Automated record completion software can be utilized to assist with chart
audits
What types of documents might be considered to be part of the legal health record? - correct
answer ✔✔Provider notes
Hospital admission and discharge information
Reports from automobile accidents
Rank the paper record steps in order from admission to permanent filing with the first step on
top - correct answer ✔✔Patient is registered upon admission, and previous records are located
and sent to unit
Documentation is written by healthcare professionals, and test/lab results are field
Health record is analyzed for missing documentation
