Unit 2 Test Flashcards

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1
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a voluntary process of institutional or organizational review in which a quasi-independent body creates for for this purpose periodically evaluates the quality of the entity’s work against preestablished written criteria

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Accreditation

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a late entry added to a health record to provide additional information in conjunction with a previous entry. Late entry should be timely & bear the current date & reason why; Additional

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Addendum

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a clarification made to healthcare documentation has been signed, it should be dated, timed, & signed; Clarification

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Amendment

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process by which a duly authorized body evaluates & recognizes an individual, institution, or educational program as meeting predetermined requirements

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Certification

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screening for medical necessity & the appropriateness & timeliness of the delivery of medical care from the time of admission until discharge

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Concurrent review

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a patient’s acknowledgement that he or she understands a proposed intervention, including that intervention’s ricks, benefits & alternatives; Document signed by the patient that indicates agreement that protected health information (PHI) can be disclosed

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Consents

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agreement that an individual makes to receive medical treatment, care or services (tests & examinations)

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Consent to treatment

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documentation of the clinical opinion of a physician other than the primary or attending physician

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Consultation report

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9
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History, Physical, Discharge summary, Consultation report, Pathology report, Nursing notes, Progress notes, Physician orders, Consents

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Contents of the medical record:

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10
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an official designation indicating that a healthcare facility is in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation

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Deemed status

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a summary of the patient’s stay at a healthcare organization that is used along with post discharge plan of care to provide continuity of care upon discharge from the facility

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Discharge summary

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12
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a system of health record identification & storage that uses the patient’s last name as the first component of identification & his or her first name & middle name or initial for further definition

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Filing system: Alphabetic filing system

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a health record filing system in which health records are arranged in ascending numerical order

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Filing system: Straight-numeric filing system

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a system of health record identification & filing in which the last digit or group of digits (terminal digits) in the health record number determines file placement

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Filing system: Terminal-digit filing system

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15
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How long is the MPI maintained:

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Permanently

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16
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How to correct an error in a paper medical record:

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should be made by drawing a single line through the erroneous information & writing the word “error” above the mistake

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17
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Identification (numbering) system-how the patient is linked to a medical record:

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the health record number is created by the MPI & the numbers are issued in subsequential numeric order; A system of health record identification & storage in which records are arranged consecutively in ascending numerical order according to the health record number

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Information contained in the MPI:

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patient demographics, dates of care, the patient’s health record number

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A legal term referring to a patient’s right to make his or her own treatment decisions based on the knowledge of the treatment to be administered or the procedure to be performed; An individual’s voluntary agreement to participate in research or to undergo a diagnostic, therapeutic or preventive medical procedure

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Informed consent

20
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a system of health record organization in which all the paper forms are arranged in strict chronological order & mixed with forms created by different departments

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Integrated health record

21
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Know how to estimate space needed for shelving:

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Evaluate volume indicators, such as number of discharges, size of records, & the capacity of the storage units

22
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a patient-identifying directory referencing all patients related to an organization, which also serves as a link to the patient record or information, facilitates patient identification, & assists in maintaining a longitudinal patient record from birth to death

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Master patient index (MPI)

23
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portion of clinical data that addresses the patient’s current complaints & symptoms & list his or her past medical, personal, & family history

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Medical history

24
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maintain chronological records of the patient’s initial vital signs & documentation of medications ordered & administered: summary of patient’s problems

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Nursing notes

25
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the legal authority or formal permission from authorities to carry on certain activities that by law or regulation require such permission (applicable to institutions as well as individuals)

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License

26
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source oriented, universal chart order, problem-oriented, integrated

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Organization of records

27
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identifies where the health record is located & when it was removed; generally made of colored vinyl with 2 plastic pockets

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Outguide

28
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filing patients alphabetically, keeping patient information & identifying patients on the shelf alphabetically

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Paper based health record: Alphabetic

29
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system where a patient is issued a unique numeric identifier for every encounter at the healthcare facility; if a patient is admitted to the healthcare facility 5 times, he or she will have 5 different health record numbers

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Paper based health record: Serial numbering system

30
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a combination of the serial & unit numbering systems; the patient is issued a new health record number with each encounter but all of the documentation is moved from the last number to the new number

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Paper based health record: Serial-unit numbering system

31
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a health record identification system in which the patient receives a unique medical record number at the time of the first encounter that is used for all subsequent encounters

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Paper based health record: Unit numbering system

32
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a type of health record or documentation that describes the results of a microscopic & macroscopic evaluation of a specimen

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Pathology report

33
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the physician’s assessment of the patient’s current health status after evaluating the patient’s physical conditions

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Physical examination

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a physician’s written or verbal instructions to the other caregivers involved in a patient’s care

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Physician orders

35
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patient record in which clinical problems are defined & documented individually

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Problem-oriented health record

36
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the documentation of a patient’s care, treatment & therapeutic response, which is entered into the health record by each of the clinical professionals involved in a patient’s care, including nurses, physicians, therapists & social workers

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Progress report

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to remove files of patients who have not been at the healthcare organization for a specified period, from the active filing area

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Purge

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Purpose of the MPI

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a numeric filing system which allows the user to look up the patient health record number so the record can be located

39
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a type of research conducted by reviewing records from the past (ex. birth/death certificates or health records) or by obtaining information about past events through surveys or interviews

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Retrospective review

40
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a system of health record organization in which information is arranged accordingly to the patient care department that provided the care

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Source-oriented health record

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documentation method that refers to how each progress note contains documentation relative to subjective observations, objective observations, assessments & plans

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Subjective Objective Assessment Plan (SOAP) notes

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a system in which the health record is maintained in the same format while the patient is in the facility & after discharge

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Universal chart order