Chapter 8 Quiz Flashcards
. A formal or official recording of items, names or actions is called a
a. register
b. registry
B
An organized system for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and dissemination of information on individuals who have either a particular disease, a condition that predisposes to the occurrence of a health related event, or prior exposure to substances (or circumstances) known or suspected to cause adverse health effects is called a
a. register
b. registry
B
Soundex is a phonetic
a. filing system
b. numbering system
A
Ideally, the master patient index (MPI) (CPI) is retained by the facility
a. according to state statute.
b. as established by medical staff bylaws.
c. in accordance with federal law.
d. permanently.
D
The master patient index is filed
a. alphabetically
b. chronologically
c numerically
d. reverse numerically
A
Which is the key for locating patient’s records filed by numbers?
a. admission/discharge register
b. discharge log
c. master patient index
d. patient registry
C
If more than one person with the same surname and first name has been admitted to hospital, the master patient index cards are being arranged
a. date of birth c. middle name
b. date of discharge d. patient number
C
The main advantage of phonetic filing of master patient index cards is
a. emphasis is placed on foreign languages
b. keyboarding errors are eliminated
c. names that sound alike are filed together
d. spelling accuracy is insured
C
Which statement is true about filing master patient index cards?
a. A married woman’s MPI card is field under her husband’s first name.
b. A surname particle, such as da in daVinci, is not considered when filing MPI
index cards.
c. Titles that precede an individual’s name, such as Doctor or Sister, are
considered when filing MPI index cards
d. When the patient’s legal name has an initial first, such as T berry Brazelton, the initial is considered when filing and precedes all full first names.
D
. Before the case abstracting process can begin, a standard method for collecting and reporting individual data elements must be established so data can be easily compared. This is called a
a. data dictionary.
b. data set.
B
Which is an example of descriptive statistics?
a. narrative report
b. run chart
B
Data is accurate, complete, consistent, up to date and the same no matter where the data is recorded.
a. integrity
b. quality
c. reliability
d. validity
A
. A technique that uses software to search for patterns and trends and to produce data content relationships
a. analysis
b. collection
c. mining
d. warehousing
C
Limited two dimensional structures that do not allow for complete trend analysis are called
a. online analytical processing servers
b. relational databases
B
