QUESTION AND ANSWERS PART 6

Question 1

TRUE/FALSE: A patient who expires while having a bronchoscopy in the ambulatory surgery center of the hospital would not be included in the net autopsy rate calculations

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

TRUE/FALSE: Gross autopsy rate and net autopsy rate have the same numerator, but different denominator

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

TRUE/FALSE: The next of kin must give consent for a hospital autopsy and the hospital autopsy must be performed by the staff pathologist or their designee

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

TRUE/FALSE: In a one month period, a 360 bed hospital with 20 newborn beds reported 24 inpatient deaths. The medical staff performed 6 autopsies. The gross autopsy rate is 32.50%.

Answer 4

FALSE