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CHAPTER 13

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  treat a title as the last filing unit  
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How often should the office tickler file be checked?   daily  
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Files of patients who have died, moved away, or for some reason no longer consult the office are considered ____.   closed files  
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Security drills ____.   keep staff aware of security risks  
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Numeric systems are known as _______ filing systems.   indirect  
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What does a retention schedule detail?   When files should be moved to a storage area and how long they should be kept  
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Which of the following specifies how long to keep different types of patient records in the office after the files have become inactive or closed?   Retention schedule  
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When labeling medical records for an alphabetic filing system, which of the following sequences should you use?   last name, first name, middle name, title  
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What constitutes an active file, as opposed to an inactive file?   criteria established by each individual practice  
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  records management system  
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The method of organizing the medical record that places the most recent documents in the patient’s record on top of documents with earlier dates is known as which of the following?   reverse chronological  
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Who decides which patient files that are inactive or closed to keep in the medical office before sending to storage?   practitioner  
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What is the most common filing system used in a numeric filing system?   terminal digit  
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Medical practices use ____ files to avoid losing track of important dates.   tickler  
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A numeric filing system ____.   may include numbers that indicate where in the filing system a file can be found  
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The first step in the filing process is ____.   inspecting  
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Which of the following is used when there is a need to distinguish files within a filing system?   color-coding  
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When counting the years in a retention schedule, you should begin counting ____.   from the year after the file was produced  
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What should you use when you need to distinguish files within a filing system?   color-coding  
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The filing system that is used when patients' names must be kept confidential is ____.   numeric  
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