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HIMT Chapter 2 Set 1
Functions of the Health Record
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Professional
09/17/2011

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Term
health record
Definition
the principal repository (storage place) for data and information about the healthcare services provided to a patient
Term
patient records
Definition
the records of acute care patients who receive services as hospital inpatients
Term
medical record
Definition
the records used by physicians and physicians' office personnel
Term
resident records
Definition
the records of patients in long-term facilities
Term
client records
Definition
health records in facilities that provide ambulatory behavioral health services
Term
charts
Definition
paper based health records, especially in hospital settings
Term
to document and support patient care services
Definition
What is the primary function of the health record?
Term
False
Definition
T or F:  Data and information mean the same thing
Term
data
Definition
represent the basic facts about people, processes, measurements, conditions, etc.
Term
information
Definition
data is collected and analyzed and converted into a form that can be used for a specific purpose
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Data represents facts
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Information represents meaning
Term
electronic systems
Definition
What is gradually replacing paper based documentation systems?
Term
electronic health record
Definition
What does EHR stand for?
Term
transcriptionists
Definition
person who typed up dictated reports
Term
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Definition
What does ONC stand for?
Term
ONC
Definition
a sub-Cabinet level post at the Department of Health and Human Services that is coordinating the national effort to convert to EHRs by 2014
Term
f
Definition

What are the primary purposes of the health record?

a) patient care delivery

b) patient care management

c) patient care support processes

d) financial and other administrative processes

e) Patient self-managment

f) all of the above

Term
e
Definition

The health record:

a) helps professionals to make informed decisions about diagnoses and treatments

b) is a tool of communication between different care givers

c) allows healthcare workers to assess and manage risk

d) represents legal evidence of services received by patient

e) all of the above

f) all but d

Term
patient care management
Definition
refers to all the activities related to managing the healthcare services provided to patients
Term
patient care support processes
Definition
encompasses the activities related to the handling of the healthcare organization's resources, the analysis of trends, and the communication of information among different clinical departments
Term
Institute of Medicine
Definition
What does IOM stand for?
Term
g
Definition

What is the secondary purpose of a health record? (More than one answer can be chosen)

a) education

b) research

c) regulation

d) policy making

e) public health

f) homeland security

g) all of the above

Term
False
Definition
T or F:  One of the primary purposes of a health record is not to assess and document patient expectations and satisfaction
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  The primary purose of health care record includes providing reminders to clinicians
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  The healthcare record can help assess workload
Term
False
Definition
T or F:  The healthcare record cannot give information on how to manage costs
Term
False
Definition
T or F:  The healthcare record cannot be used to prepare conferences and presentations because of the confidentiality act
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  The health care record can be used in research to develop new products
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Health care records can be used to develop registries and databases
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