Deck 15: Veterinary Settings

Question 1

Which of the following is a coding system commonly used in veterinary medicine?

A) CPT
B) SNDO
C) ICD-9-CM
D) SNOMED CT

Answer 1

SNOMED CT

Question 2

Which of the following focuses on developing and circulating standards for companion animal hospitals?

A) The joint Commission
B) The American Animal Hospital Association
C) The American Veterinary Medical Association
D) The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association

Answer 2

The American Animal Hospital Association

Question 3

Obtaining consent to euthanize an animal whose life has been insured involves obtaining the consent of __________________.

A) only the owner
B) only the insurance company
C) both the owner and the insurance company
D) the owner, the insurance company, and the local animal welfare organization

Answer 3

both the owner and the insurance company

Question 4

A record format that provides for documenting multiple animals on the same record is found in ____________________.

A) production medicine
B) the veterinary inpatient record
C) the source-oriented medical record
D) the problem-oriented medical record

Question 5

________________ is a national database containing data abstracted from animals treated in veterinary teaching hospitals and used extensively for research.

A) ISIS
B) OFA
C) VMDB
D) SNOMED

Question 6

A written cost estimate is important in veterinary practice because _____________________.

A) it is required by federal law
B) it is a requirement for AAHA accreditation
C) owners often make treatment decisions based on what they can afford to pay out-of-pocket
D) most owners have pet health insurance policies that require cost estimates as part of the insurer's precertification programs

Question 7

There is usually only one member per state in this organization, so the members (health information managers who are spread across the U.S. and Canada) communicate with and support each other through an Internet listserv.

A) American Animal Hospital Association
B) American Veterinary Medical Association
C) Veterinary Hospital Managers Association
D) American Veterinary Health Information Management Association

Question 8

Some zoonotic agents are being tracked as potential ______________________.

A) blood donors
B) bioterrorist threats
C) tools for law enforcement
D) sources for future medical treatments

Question 9

The practice of veterinary medicine is governed by _______________________.

A) The American Veterinary Medicine Association
B) The Department of Health & Human Services
C) The American Animal Hospital Association
D) individual state veterinary practice acts

Question 10

Who certifies veterinary practice managers?

A) The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
B) The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
C) The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA)
D) The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)

Question 11

Patient restraint in the veterinary health care setting is a tremendous concern in _________________________.

A) risk management
B) case management
C) quality improvement
D) utilization management

Question 12

A graduate of a two- or three-year AVMA-accredited associate degree or certificate program in veterinary science is a _______________________.

A) veterinarian
B) veterinary technician
C) veterinary technologist
D) veterinary practice manager

Question 13

Medical record or health information services in a veterinary teaching hospital will be surveyed as part of a site visit for accreditation of a school of veterinary medicine by the Council on Education of the _______________________________.

A) American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
B) American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
C) Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association (VHMA)
D) American Veterinary Health Information Management Association (AVHIMA)

Question 14

______________ is a standard for data exchange in health care.

A) HL7
B) OFA
C) ONC
D) ISIS

Question 15

In the veterinary setting, the total number of times all patients were treated by the facility in a given time period is represented by a data item called the ___________________________________.

A) total patients discharged
B) inpatient services days
C) number of accessions
D) census

Question 16

To promote uniformity among state laws related to the practice of veterinary medicine, the American Veterinary Medical Association developed __________________________________.

A) a model act
B) the veterinary medical database
C) an educational program for members of Congress
D) a nationwide network of lobbyists, each of whom reports directly to the AVMA

Question 17

Litigation in veterinary care is often associated with _________________________.

A) prepurchase examinations
B) animal welfare advocacy
C) wildlife management
D) debt collection

Question 18

A __________________________ is a facility in which consultative, clinical, and hospital services are rendered and in which a large staff of basic and applied veterinary scientists perform significant research and conduct advanced professional educational programs.

A) veterinary clinic
B) veterinary medical center
C) veterinary mobile facility
D) veterinary emergency facility

Question 19

Quality improvement activities are highly formalized in most veterinary settings.

Question 20

In veterinary care, the term "patient" is applied to the animal's owner.

Question 21

Herd health record-keeping means documenting a separate record for each animal in the herd.

Question 22

The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) provides registries for standardized evaluation for canine hip and elbow dysplasia.

Question 23

A health information manager practicing in the veterinary setting may find it helpful to join the American Veterinary Health Information Management Association.

Question 24

The American Animal Hospital Association sponsors a voluntary accreditation program for companion animal hospitals.

Question 25

The American Veterinary Medical Association publishes policy statements and guidelines that support the maintenance of veterinary health records in the AVMA Membership Directory and Resource Manual.

Question 26

North American veterinary schools use the current clinical modification of ICDto submit records to the Veterinary Medical Database.

Question 27

The Veterinary Medical Database began as a means of collecting information on animal cancer, which is also relevant to the study of cancer in humans.

Question 28

Tocology is the study of animal reproduction.

Question 29

As a general rule, the regulations affecting veterinary medicine are stricter than the regulations governing human medicine.

Question 30

Studies have shown a correlation between animal abuse and child or adult abuse.

Question 31

Animal blood donors sometimes reside at the hospital to be available on short notice and are often long-term residents whose health records become quite bulky.

Question 32

An incident report form specifically for use in the veterinary teaching hospital should be completed when an incident has occurred involving one of the animals.

Question 33

The _____________________________________________ promulgates standards for companion animal hospitals.​

Question 34

Veterinary care provided to a group of animals at their residence rather than in a hospital setting is known as _________________________.​

Question 35

The ______________________________________ is a computer-based information system for wild animal species in captivity.​

Question 36

A code system for laboratory and clinical observations, _______________________________, facilitates the exchange and pooling of results or vital signs for clinical care, outcomes management, and research.​

Question 37

A(n) ___________________________ is a postmortem examination for determining the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease.​

Question 38

The _____________________________________________ provides a collection of voluntary orthopedic and genetic disease databases of animals.​

Question 39

__________________________________ is the study and care of food animals that produce milk, meat, eggs, etc.

Question 40

The _____________________________________________ was created in 1963 to standardize the collection of veterinary data in a national database and has been updated only intermittently since the 1970s, but is still in use as a coding system by a few veterinary medical centers.​

Question 41

​The _____________________________________________ is a multilingual health care clinical reference terminology providing a uniform nomenclature facilitating international sharing and analysis of both human and veterinary health data.

Question 42

_______________________________ is the study of animal reproduction.​

Question 43

A(n) ______________________________ is an individual qualified and authorized to treat disease and injuries of animals.​

Question 44

Match each description with the correct item

- horse

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 45

Match each description with the correct item

-?swine

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 46

Match each description with the correct item

- goat

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 47

Match each description with the correct item

- cat

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 48

Match each description with the correct item

- dog

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 49

Match each description with the correct item

- sheep

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 50

Match each description with the correct item

- cow or ox

A) Bovine
B) Canine
C) Caprine
D) Equine
E) Feline
F) Ovine
G) Porcine

Question 51

Describe three responsibilities of a veterinary practice manager.​

Question 52

Describe three items that will be included in veterinary practice documentation for individual animals.​

Question 53

List three items the American Animal Hospital Association medical record standards address.?

Question 54

Discuss prepurchase examinations, including the purpose of such an examination, the parties involved, and the implications for the veterinary hospital with regard to release of information and consents.​

Question 55

Discuss circumstances under which euthanasia of an animal may be considered and documentation requirements when a euthanasia procedure is carried out.​