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HC 265 Chapter 8
HIT Class
Question | Answer |
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chart locator system | Is used to identify the location of records within a facility |
family unit numbering | The numerical file identification system used to identify an entire family's health record using one number and modifiers is |
file folder | The physical container used to store the paper-based health record |
master patient index | contains patient and encounter information, often used to correlate the patient to the file identification |
Microfiche, microfilm | are alternative storage methods for paper records using plastic film. |
Outguide | A physical file is used to identify an alternate location of a file in the paper-based health care record system |
optical disk | an alternative storage method for paper records using computer-based methods. |
Scanner | A copier-like machine is used to convert paper-based records into digital images for a computerized health care record |
terminal digit | In one filing method, the patient's MR# is separated into sets for filing. The first set of numbers is tertiary, the second set is called secondary, and the last set of numbers is called primary |
straight numerical | filing method of organizing folders in numerical |
Serial numbering | A numerical patient record identification system, which gives the patient a new number for each visit |
Unit numbering | the patient record is filed under the same number for all visits |
Serial unit numbering | A file identification system in which the patient receives a new number for each subsequent admission; however, each previous admission is brought forward and filed with the most recent visit |
Family unit | A file identification system that assigns the same number to an entire family, uniquely identifying each member by a modifier |
Index | - is used to identify or name a file or record so that it can be located in the computer-based health record |
Retention schedule | The length of time required for maintenance of records |
Can Records submerged in a flood be restored? | Sometimes |
Is it true that records scanned into a document imaging software solution must be correlated for identification purposes? | no |
How wide does the exit isle in a file room have to be? | 5 feet wide |
What group of numbers is the primary sort in terminal digit filing | The Last |
How long must the MPI be retained? | Always |
How long must health records be maintained? | 5 years in the absence of state laws |
What is the best preparation for unexpected events such as bomb threats, and weather problems such as floods and hurricanes? | Disaster planning |
How are paper documents imputed into a computerized imaging system? | Scanner |
Images that are stored for identification and future retrieval must be what in a document imaging system? | Indexed |
What is a good security measure for the security of records for computerized systems? | Routine Backups |