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Published date: 07/12/2020
Accessibility of record means
A:-Easy retrieval of the health care information when and where it is required
B:-Easy method of filing
C:-Easy for accounting
D:-Easy for reporting
Correct Answer:- Option- A:-Easy retrieval of the health care information when and where it is required
Length of stay is
A:-The services received by an inpatient during one 24 hr period
B:-The daily inpatient census
C:-The number of days of care rendered to a patient from the hospital
D:-The number of days of care rendered to an inpatient from admission to discharge
Correct Answer:- Option- D:-The number of days of care rendered to an inpatient from admission to discharge
In May there were 4,280 inpatient service days ( excluding newborn babies) recorded. Then the average daily
census is
A:-138.1
B:-428.22
C:-42.80
D:-43.00
Correct Answer:- Option- A:-138.1
Recorded information in Medical Record is
A:-Downward communication
B:-Upward communication
C:-Privileged communication
D:-Medical transcription
Correct Answer:- Option- C:-Privileged communication
The physician – patient privilege belongs to
A:-Patient
B:-The physician
C:-Both the physician and patient
D:-Either the patient or the physician
Correct Answer:- Option-A
When preparing a medical record in response to a subpoena duces tecum, all of the following should be done
except
A:-Each page should be numbered
B:-Each page should contain the patient’s name and medical record number
C:-The record should be read to see if there is a possibility of a malpractice suit
D:-The attending physician should be notified
Correct Answer:- Option- D:-The attending physician should be notified
What is the customary method of classifying a fetal death
A:-Number of weeks of gestation or weight of the foetus
B:-How soon after birth the infant died
C:-Whether the foetus is preterm
D:-Whether the foetus is malformed
Correct Answer:- Option-A
The IP census does not include which one of the following
A:-Number of patients present at the census taking time on a given day
B:-The number of newborns delivered that day
C:-The number of patients in the intensive care unit that day
D:-The number of patients in the emergency room that day
Correct Answer:- Option-D:-The number of patients in the emergency room that day
If a patient is brought to the hospital by an ambulance, data collection starts with
A:-Emergency room service
B:-Care in the ward
C:-Ambulance service
D:-Nurse’s service
Correct Answer:- Option- C:-Ambulance service
The language used in writing medical record is
A:-Factual
B:-Generalised
C:-Speculate
D:-Vague
Correct Answer:- Option- A:-Factual
When an error is made in a health record entry, proper error correction procedures include all of the following
except
A:-Entry should be signed with date
B:-State the reason for the error in the margin
C:-Draw a line through the entry that the inaccurate information is still legible
D:-Use whiteout
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Hippocrates was the first to separate medicine from
A:-Astrology
B:-Psychology
C:-Philosophy
D:-Etiology
Correct Answer:- Option-C
At the time of admission the treating doctor should document
A:-Final diagnosis
B:-Differential diagnosis
C:-Family history
D:-Provisional diagnosis
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Rational explanation for the causes of disease means
A:-Comparative explanation
B:-Differential explanation
C:-Reasoned explanation
D:-Explanation of selected cases
Correct Answer:- Option-C
The medical records are regarded as the property of.
A:-Patient
B:-Attending physician
C:-Patient’s relatives
D:-Health care institution
Correct Answer:- Option- D:-Health care institution
Legibility of record means
A:-Easy to retrieve
B:-Easy to handle
C:-Easy to transfer
D:-Easy to read
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Regular review of statistics are important to
A:-Find out the mistakes
B:-Check the efficiency of statistician
C:-Evaluate the care
D:-Avoid unnecessary work
Correct Answer:- Option- D:-Avoid unnecessary work
The census is always taken in a hospital at………..of each day
A:-The same time
B:-Different time
C:-Consultation time
D:-Regular intervals
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Completeness of Medical record means
A:-All forms should be there
B:-All the information about the patient and the authentication of concerned is there
C:-Should be coded
D:-Should be indexed
Correct Answer:- Option-B:-All the information about the patient and the authentication of concerned is there
Entries that have been erased should be ………………. For legal value of record.
A:-Over write
B:-Initialed or signed by the concerned personnel
C:-Not a reason
D:-Pasted
Correct Answer:- B:-Initialed or signed by the concerned personnel
Model question paper for medical record technician
MEDICAL RECORD TECHNICIAN MODEL QUESTIONS
