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The ________ summary form generally includes a summary of the reason the patient entered the hospital; tests, procedures, or operations performed in the hospital; medications administered in the hospital; and the disposition or outcome of the case.

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Which of the following is necessary to release a patient's record to the patient's insurance company?


A) Physician's permission
B) Patient's written consent
C) Patient's verbal consent
D) Either the patient's consent or the physician's release
E) Verification of the insurance company

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The primary problem for which a patient comes to see the physician is known as the ________ complaint.

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When you document according to a numbered problem, the chart is arranged by the ________-oriented medical record system.

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The medical assistant is responsible to the ________ and the physician for both the medical and administrative procedures performed and the accurate recording of those procedures.

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The O section of SOAP documentation is ____.


A) the plan of action, including follow-up
B) data that comes from examination results and from the physician
C) data that comes from the patient
D) the diagnosis or impression of a patient's problem
E) a description of treatment options

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Information in the medical record provides a plan to follow for the ________ of patient care.

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All health records are considered the property of the licensed practitioner or the medical facility; however, the information they contain belongs to the patient and is regarded as ________. The patient's written consent is required to release them.

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Everything that is entered into the patient's health record by the medical assistant must be dated and ___________.

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In the problem-oriented medical record (POMR) , which of the following includes a record of the patient's history, information from the initial interview, and any tests?


A) Educational, diagnostic, and treatment plan
B) Progress notes
C) Database
D) Problem list
E) Subjective notes

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All information should be entered in the record at the time of a patient's visit, not days, weeks, or months later. This is called ____.


A) due course
B) transcription
C) convenient
D) development
E) sequencing

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The type of documentation that provides an orderly series of steps for dealing with any medical case is ____.


A) charting by exception
B) SOAP
C) source recording
D) focus charting
E) daily charting

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The best way to make sure the licensed practitioner sees a patient's X-ray report before filing it is to _____.


A) tell the nurse to tell the practitioner the results
B) place the results on the practitioner's desk
C) give the report to another practitioner in the office to give to the practitioner
D) have the practitioner initial the report
E) ask the patient to give the report to the practitioner

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Audits that are done by medical staff before patient billing is submitted are ____.


A) prospective internal audits
B) retrospective external audits
C) introspective internal audits
D) retrospective internal audits
E) prospective external audits

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Benise is a new medical assistant in the clinic. She has little experience, but she has a great attitude and she is determined to do the job correctly. As you pass by, you notice that she is frowning at a patient's medical record. You ask if you can help, and she tells you that the patient has moved across town to take a new job, so all of his address, phone number, employment, and health insurance have changed. Benise is trying to figure out how to make all of those changes to the record. "It just won't fit!" she exclaims. What advice might you offer to Benise?


A) Use correction fluid to cover the old information to make space for the new information
B) Make a note on the patient's registration to "see the updated registration sheet"
C) Use as many abbreviations as necessary to make all of the new information fit
D) Shred the old registration sheet and create an entirely new one
E) Write as small as possible and continue sentences on the back of the sheet

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Which of the following information is found on the patient registration form?


A) Patient allergies
B) Use of alcohol or drugs
C) Laboratory results from another physician
D) Name of the person to contact in an emergency
E) Social and occupational history

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Which of the following is appropriate when correcting a medical record?


A) Black out the incorrect information
B) Place a note near the correction stating why it was made
C) Type the correct information over the incorrect data
D) Write the date and your initials at the end of the medical record
E) Erase the incorrect information and enter the new information

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The patient ________ form contains legal, financial, and demographic information about the patient.

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When you release medical information, always send ________ unless the record will be used in a court case, in which case you should send the original records.

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The Notice of _______________ is a written document that provides patients with information on how their personal health information is used and protected.

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