QUESTION: 141

Brian Hiltz was discharged from the hospital after a 3-day hospitalization and instructed to return to the outpatient department for follow-up care. ON his first visit as an outpatient, a new record was created and he was assigned a new record number. Following completion of the outpatient appointment, his outpatient record is filed permanently in the outpatient department. What is the filing system used in this situation?

decentralized
unit record
centralized
terminal digit

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 142

The master patient index must, at a minimum include sufficient information to

summarize the patient's medical history.
list all physicians who have ever treated the patient.
uniquely identify the patient.
justify the patient's hospital bill.

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 143

Using terminal digit filing, the record number on the folders immediately in front of and behind the number 24-31-83 would be

23-31-83 and 25-31-83.
24-31-82 and 23-31-83.
25-31-83 and 23-41-83.
24-32-83 and 24-33-83.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 144

The Joint Commission suggests that hospitals use which type of patient information system?

unit record
computer-based patient record
protocol for requesting information, whereby the request is provided to the practitioner in a timely manner
any one of the above

Answer(s): D

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