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RHIT White Board Notes ALL Questions
and Answers
Utilization Review (UR) Ans: Process of determining whether the
medical service provided to a
specific Medicare or Medicaid patient is necessary.
Flow Chart Ans: A graphic tool that uses standard symbols to
visually display detailed
information, including time and distance of the sequential flow of
work of an individual or a
product as it progresses through a process.
Custodian Records Ans: When records for evidence is involved at
the trial, the records custodian
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is called a witness by one party or other to testify as the
authenticity of a record as evidence.
The records custodian verifies that it contains information about
the individual
Aggregated Data Ans: Data that has been extracted from
individual health records and combined
to form deidentified information about groups of patients that can
be compared.
Overlay Ans: Mistakenly assigned another persons health record
number
Overlap Ans: When a patient has more than one health record
number at different locations within
an enterprise.
Duplicate Record Ans: The creation of a second record in an MPI
on a single patient which occurs when a patient has been assigned
multiple unique patient identifiers, results in a patient having
multiple health records within a single healthcare organization.
Security Ans: To control/protect access of health information
and records.
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ROI Turnaround Time Ans: Time between receipt of request and
when the request is sent to the
requester.
30 days on site, 60 days off site.
Qualitative Analysis Ans: Reviewing a record and ensuring that
standards are being met. HIM
professionals can review legibility, timeliness of documentation,
use of approved
abbreviations and other documentation standards.
Quantitative Analysis Ans: A review of the health record to
determine completeness and
accuracy. Is everything there? Any forms or signatures missing?
Concurrent Review Ans: A review of the health record while the
patient is still hospitalized or under treatment. From admission to
discharge.
Retrospective Review Ans: Review after patient has been
discharged.
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RHIT White Board Notes ALL Questions
and Answers
Utilization Review (UR) Ans: Process of determining whether the
medical service provided to a
specific Medicare or Medicaid patient is necessary.
Flow Chart Ans: A graphic tool that uses standard symbols to
visually display detailed
information, including time and distance of the sequential flow of
work of an individual or a
product as it progresses through a process.
Custodian Records Ans: When records for evidence is involved at
the trial, the records custodian
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is called a witness by one party or other to testify as the
authenticity of a record as evidence.
The records custodian verifies that it contains information about
the individual
Aggregated Data Ans: Data that has been extracted from
individual health records and combined
to form deidentified information about groups of patients that can
be compared.
Overlay Ans: Mistakenly assigned another persons health record
number
Overlap Ans: When a patient has more than one health record
number at different locations within
an enterprise.
Duplicate Record Ans: The creation of a second record in an MPI
on a single patient which occurs when a patient has been assigned
multiple unique patient identifiers, results in a patient having
multiple health records within a single healthcare organization.
Security Ans: To control/protect access of health information
and records.
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ROI Turnaround Time Ans: Time between receipt of request and
when the request is sent to the
requester.
30 days on site, 60 days off site.
Qualitative Analysis Ans: Reviewing a record and ensuring that
standards are being met. HIM
professionals can review legibility, timeliness of documentation,
use of approved
abbreviations and other documentation standards.
Quantitative Analysis Ans: A review of the health record to
determine completeness and
accuracy. Is everything there? Any forms or signatures missing?
Concurrent Review Ans: A review of the health record while the
patient is still hospitalized or under treatment. From admission to
discharge.
Retrospective Review Ans: Review after patient has been
discharged.
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