Exam 7: Numbering Filing Systems and Record Storage Circulation

The Smith family consists of father Bob, mother Betty, and three children. Hillcrest Clinic uses the family numbering system. If Bob's number is 01-1346, what is the number of his second-born child?

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Question 21

Color coding allows misfiles to be easily identified.

(True/False)

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Question 22

With alphabetic filing, which name is filed first?

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Question 23

Compare the advantages of straight numeric filing and terminal digit filing systems.

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Question 24

The health information department is purchasing new filing equipment. Currently, 6,500 linear filing inches are used to store records. The new filing equipment selected has six shelves with 44 linear inches each. The total filing inches in one unit would be

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Question 25

Which of the following is true with regard to terminal digit filing?

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Question 26

Soundex is a methodology used to file patient records.

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Question 27

Explain the advantages of a unit numbering system.

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Question 28

Centralized filing systems require additional staff to handle the filing and retrieval of records.

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Question 29

Arrange the following numbers in terminal digit order: 01-30-49, 01-31-40, 02-30-49, 02-36-40, 20-39-50, 03-40-50.

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Question 30

Straight numeric filing, also known as ______________________________, files records in strict chronological order according to patient number.

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Question 31

Hillcrest Hospital uses envelopes to store discharged patient records. The HIM director wants to purchase new folders to ensure that the pages of the records are not lost on the open-shelving units. The best type of folder to purchase is

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Question 32

There should be 18 to 20 inches of clearance between the ______________________________ in the file area.

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Question 33

If a shelving unit has eight shelves with 20 inches of storage on each shelf, how many inches of filing can the unit hold?

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Question 34

In a unit numbering system, a patient is assigned a patient number ____________________.

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Question 35

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule prohibits fax transmissions for transporting patient information.

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Question 36

In a unit numbering system, each time the patient is registered, a new patient number is assigned.

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Question 37

Explain the purpose of the natural or human-made disaster record destruction process.

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Question 38

In family numbering, the head of household's patient number ends with the digits 00.

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Question 39

Each time a patient is registered in a(n) ____________________ numbering system, a new patient number is assigned.

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The Smith family consists of father Bob, mother Betty, and three children. Hillcrest Clinic uses the family numbering system. If Bob's number is 01-1346, what is the number of his second-born child?

Color coding allows misfiles to be easily identified.

With alphabetic filing, which name is filed first?

Compare the advantages of straight numeric filing and terminal digit filing systems.

The health information department is purchasing new filing equipment. Currently, 6,500 linear filing inches are used to store records. The new filing equipment selected has six shelves with 44 linear inches each. The total filing inches in one unit would be

Which of the following is true with regard to terminal digit filing?

Soundex is a methodology used to file patient records.

Explain the advantages of a unit numbering system.

Centralized filing systems require additional staff to handle the filing and retrieval of records.

Arrange the following numbers in terminal digit order: 01-30-49, 01-31-40, 02-30-49, 02-36-40, 20-39-50, 03-40-50.

Straight numeric filing, also known as ______________________________, files records in strict chronological order according to patient number.

Hillcrest Hospital uses envelopes to store discharged patient records. The HIM director wants to purchase new folders to ensure that the pages of the records are not lost on the open-shelving units. The best type of folder to purchase is

There should be 18 to 20 inches of clearance between the ______________________________ in the file area.

If a shelving unit has eight shelves with 20 inches of storage on each shelf, how many inches of filing can the unit hold?

In a unit numbering system, a patient is assigned a patient number ____________________.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule prohibits fax transmissions for transporting patient information.

In a unit numbering system, each time the patient is registered, a new patient number is assigned.

Explain the purpose of the natural or human-made disaster record destruction process.

In family numbering, the head of household's patient number ends with the digits 00.

Each time a patient is registered in a(n) ____________________ numbering system, a new patient number is assigned.

Health Care Delivery Systems

Health Information Management Professionals

Health Care Settings

The Patient Record: Hospital, Physician Office, and Alternate Care Settings

Electronic Health Records

Content of the Patient Record: Inpatient, Outpatient, and Physician Office

Indexes, Registers, and Health Data Collection

Legal Aspects of Health Information Management

Introduction to Coding and Reimbursement

Filters