Chapter 4 HIT114(PP and Book questions) – Flashcards

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Recording of pertinent healthcare findings, interventions, and responses to treatment as a business record and form of communication among caregivers. Allows for the telling and re-telling of events.
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Documentation
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Describes those principles, codes, beliefs, guidelines, and regulations that guide healthcare documentation. Dictates how healthcare providers should document the treatment and services within the health record. Are evaluated conformance with a generally accepted rule.
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Documentation Standards
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health records that typically have the same basic documentation standards.
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EHR and paper-based
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Documentation _______ have grown in complexity and detail over time. Focus on patient care quality, appropriate reimbursement, and the prevention of fraud and abuse.
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Standards
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Insurance company or payers Government regulatory agencies Licensing boards Accrediting bodies Facility policies and procedures Medical staff bylaws
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Sources of Documentation Standards
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Ensure complete health record and accurately reflects the treatment provided to the patient. Provide overall inherent level of acceptable quality. Drive appropriate reimbursement through accurate code capture.
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Goals of Documentation Standards
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Standards governing the practice of medical staff members Voted on by the organized medical staff and the medical staff executive committee Approved by the facility's board of directors Used to enforce quality of care Licensure organization Accrediting and licensure organizations as well as federal and state regulatory agencies mandate the content of the bylaws will vary slightly from one organization to another
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Medical Staff Bylaws
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Group of physicians and non-physician providers who have privileges to practice medicine at a particular healthcare organization. May or may not be employed by the healthcare organization. __________ are subject to the medical staff bylaws.
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Medical Staff
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Specific services and procedures that the medical staff member is deemed qualified to perform, at a particular healthcare organization
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Medical Staff Privileges
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Federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services(HHS). Operational of the Medicare program in collaboration with state governments.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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A voluntary process Periodical evaluation of the quality of the entity's work against pre-established written criteria Healthcare organizations measure their own compliance with standards Enhances the reputation of the organization in the eyes of the patient Differs by the type of program or service
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Accreditation
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Must go through its own CMS review to obtain deemed status
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Accreditation Organization (AO)
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Accredits wide variety of healthcare organizations. Continuously updates survey processes. Surveys clinical and operational components. Provides education to healthcare organizations related to compliance.
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Joint Commission
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An official designation indicating that healthcare facility is in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
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deemed status
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Joint Commission Provides accreditation for:
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Ambulatory healthcare Behavioral health Critical access hospital Homecare Hospital Laboratory Nursing care centers Physician offices Office-based surgery centers
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Legislation written and approved by a state legislature and then signed into law by the state's governor Addresses the documentation requirements for specific types of health records
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Statute
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Supports revenue,supports testimony. Documents and data elements that a healthcare provider may include in response to legally permissible requests for patient information: Content varies from provider organization to another: May be hybrid record model: Defining the ______________ is difficult with health information exchanges (HIEs)
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Legal Health Record
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Apply to all categories of health records. Every healthcare organization should have policies . Organized systematically to facilitate data retrieval and compilation. Only individuals authorized by the organization's policies should be allowed to enter documentation in the health record. Organizational policy or medical staff rules and regulations should specify who may receive and transcribe verbal physician's orders. Health record entries should be documented at the time the services they describe are rendered. Authors of entries should be clearly identified in the record. Only abbreviations and symbols approved by the organization or medical staff rules and regulations should be used in the health record. All entries in the health record should be permanent.
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General Documentation Guidelines
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Any corrections or information added to the record by the patient should be inserted as _________.
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Addendum
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All patient medical record entries must be legible, complete, dated, times, and authenticated in written or electronic form by the person responsible for providing or evaluating the service provided consistent with hospital policies and procedures.
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CMS documentation requirements
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The process of identifying the source or health record entries by attaching a hand-written signature, the author's initials, or an electronic signature. CMS requires controls to prevent any changes from being made to the health record after the entries have been authenticated
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Authentication
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When a physician or other care provider cannot authenticate an entry that he or she cannot review.
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Auto-Authentication
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Documentation by Setting; Health record information consists of two types regardless of setting
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Clinical Administrative-patient's demographics
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It is generated when a patient is provided with room, board, and continuous general nursing care in an area of an acute-care facility. Within the inpatient care services continuum, there are three major records types: Medical/Surgical Obstetric Newborn
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Inpatient Health Record
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The ____________ health record is found in a variety of settings: Inpatient care units Long-term care facilities Home health Surgical centers Ambulatory care units Health record documentation will pertain to adult patients with various acute and active disease processes or injuries.
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Medical/Surgical
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Nine components: Medical history-history of present illness,personal ,family history, travel history. Physical exam-vital signs etc. Diagnosis and therapeutic procedure orders-all drs order. Clinical observations. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedure reports-lab tests etc. Procedure and surgical documentation-procedure note. Consultation reports-drs opinion,requested by the provider. Discharge summary- Patient instructions and transfer records-instructions when you go home,transfer docs.
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Basic Acute Care Content
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Basic Acute Care Content; Insurance payer information. Insurance policy holder information. Patient's relationship to the insurance policy holder. Insurance policy number.
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Patient account information
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Some health records have unique requirements because of the specialized services provided: Obstetric Newborn
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Special Health Records
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Medical history including history of abuse or neglect and sexual practices Periodic routine laboratory testing Additional laboratory testing for high-risk groups such as tuberculosis skin testing and testing for sexually transmitted diseases
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Obstetric/Gynecology
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Must stabilize patient in emergency Prohibits healthcare providers from refusing to treat patients or delaying treatment due to inability to pay
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EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
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To ensure what is documented in the health record is complete and accurately reflects the treatment provided to the patient
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overall goal of documentation standards
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A hospital that participates in the medicare and medicaid program must follow:
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conditions of participation
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When defining its legal health record, a healthcare provider organization must do which of the following?
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assess the legal environment
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Which of the following is the health record component that addresses the patient's current complaints and symptoms and lists the patient's past medical, personal and family history?
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medical history
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general documentation guidelines apply to:
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all categories of healthcare records
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A patient's gender,phone number,next of kin and insurance policy holder information would be considered what kind of data?
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administrative data
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Patient history questionnaires, problem lists, diagnostic tests results, and immunization records are commonly found in which type of record?
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ambulatory record
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What type of health records may contain family and caregiver input?
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Behavioral health records
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The ambulatory surgery record contains information most similar to which of the following?
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Hospital operatives record
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Which group focuses solely on accreditation of rehabilitation programs and services?
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CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
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Which type of health record contains information about the means by which the patient arrived at the healthcare setting and documentation of care provided to stabilized patient?
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Emergency care
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A patient's registration forms, personal property list, (resident assessment instrument)RAI, care plan, and discharge or transfer documentation would be found most frequently in which type of health record?
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Long-term care
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Which of the following would not be found in a physical exam?
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General condition
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An attending physician requests the advice of a second physician who then reviews the health record and examines the patient. The second physician records his or her evaluation in what type of report?
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Consultation
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Written or spoken permission to proceed with care is classified as?
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Expressed consent
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Which specialized type of progress note provides healthcare professionals impressions of patient problems with detailed treatment action steps.
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care plan
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Reports that provide information on tissue removed during a procedure.
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Pathology report
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A growth and development record may be found in what type of record?
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pediatric
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The subjective, objective, assessment, plan (SOAP) method came from the:
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Problem- oriented health record
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Which of the following electronic record technological capabilities would allow paper-based health records to be incorporated into a patient's EHR?
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Documentation-imaging technology
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The problem list is part of which of the following?
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Problem-oriented health record
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The paper health record has been scanned and is now available digitally. What is this known as?
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imaging
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Nursing documentation within the health record will be:
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Both subjective and objective
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(T/F) Health record entries should be documented at the time the services they described are rendered.
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true
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Only individuals authorized by the organization's policies should be allowed to enter documentation in the health record.
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true
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Auto-authentication is the preferred method for authentication.
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false
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When an error is made, the erroneous information can be obliterated.
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false
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Many services such as surgery, infusions, and other diagnostic procedures that once required an overnight hospital stay for the patient, no longer requires that level of care.
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true
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CMS requires that healthcare providers inform their patients about general patient rights afforded to them.
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true
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Healthcare provider organizations normally have patients sign an acknowledgement acknowledging that the healthcare provider organization is not responsible for the loss and damage to the patient's valuable.
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true
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Payers and the government are not concerned with how a physician documents in a health record.
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false
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Only physicians document in the health record.
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false
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HIM professionals document in the health record.
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false
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Management of health record information is a fundamental component of information governance.
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true
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The emergency department record itself is sometimes incorporated within the inpatient health record and at other times, is kept separately
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true
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Includes: Arrival time Means of arrival Name of person bring patient to ED Disposition of patient Condition of patient on discharge
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Emergency Department Record
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contain: Registration forms Problem lists Medication lists Patient history questionnaires History and physicals Progress notes Results of consultations Diagnostic test results Miscellaneous flow sheets (for example, pediatric growth charts and immunization records and specialty-specific flow sheets) Copies of records of previous hospitalizations or treatment by other healthcare practitioners Correspondence Consents to disclose information Advance directives
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Ambulatory Record
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Documentation of surgery Records call to patient 24-48 hours after discharge
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Ambulatory Surgery Record
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Documentation of tests and treatments performed Includes lab, radiology, pharmacy, and more
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Ancillary Departments Record
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Contains Ongoing assessments Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set Treatment plan Typical health record documentation
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Long Term Care
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Documentation varies based on inpatient or outpatient setting but includes: Diagnosis of disability and functional diagnosis. Rehabilitation problems, goals, and prognosis. Typical health record documentation.
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Rehabilitation
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Health Information Media
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Paper Hybrid Electronic
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Source-orientated health record Universal chart order Integrated health record Problem-orientated medical record Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan (SOAP)
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Paper Health Record Format
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Capture, digitize, integrate, store, and retrieve paper-based health record documentation; Organizes and assembles the paper-based health record documentation, and controls the versioning, access, and search capabilities of the documentation.
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Web-Based Document Imaging
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Nurses Documentation varies by licensing and regulatory requirements, setting, and internal policy and procedures
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true
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Documentation of care in physician office includes: Medical history Family history Social history Vital signs Chief complaint Progress notes Allergies Medication list History of present illness Review of systems-the dr's physical exam Assessment and diagnosis Plan of treatment
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Physician Office Record
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Contains: Treatment plan; Social worker's assessment and documentation of the family or home environment and community services available; Psychiatric evaluation; Typical health record content.
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Behavioral Health
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Many follow treatment plan developed by the patient's physician or a therapist or technologist ; Documents treatment and patient's response
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Allied Health Professionals
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Plays vital and different roles in the overall governance of health record information. Manages many aspects of the health record and its content. Roles are more information technology (IT) focused.
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HIM
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The health record post patient discharge is kept in reverse chronological order called _______.
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Universal chart order
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Recording of pertinent healthcare findings, interventions, and responses to treatment as a business record and form of communication among caregivers. Allows for the telling and re-telling of events.
answer
Documentation
question
Describes those principles, codes, beliefs, guidelines, and regulations that guide healthcare documentation. Dictates how healthcare providers should document the treatment and services within the health record. Are evaluated conformance with a generally accepted rule.
answer
Documentation Standards
question
health records that typically have the same basic documentation standards.
answer
EHR and paper-based
question
Documentation _______ have grown in complexity and detail over time. Focus on patient care quality, appropriate reimbursement, and the prevention of fraud and abuse.
answer
Standards
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Insurance company or payers Government regulatory agencies Licensing boards Accrediting bodies Facility policies and procedures Medical staff bylaws
answer
Sources of Documentation Standards
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Ensure complete health record and accurately reflects the treatment provided to the patient. Provide overall inherent level of acceptable quality. Drive appropriate reimbursement through accurate code capture.
answer
Goals of Documentation Standards
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Standards governing the practice of medical staff members Voted on by the organized medical staff and the medical staff executive committee Approved by the facility's board of directors Used to enforce quality of care Licensure organization Accrediting and licensure organizations as well as federal and state regulatory agencies mandate the content of the bylaws will vary slightly from one organization to another
answer
Medical Staff Bylaws
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Group of physicians and non-physician providers who have privileges to practice medicine at a particular healthcare organization. May or may not be employed by the healthcare organization. __________ are subject to the medical staff bylaws.
answer
Medical Staff
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Specific services and procedures that the medical staff member is deemed qualified to perform, at a particular healthcare organization
answer
Medical Staff Privileges
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Federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services(HHS). Operational of the Medicare program in collaboration with state governments.
answer
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
question
A voluntary process Periodical evaluation of the quality of the entity's work against pre-established written criteria Healthcare organizations measure their own compliance with standards Enhances the reputation of the organization in the eyes of the patient Differs by the type of program or service
answer
Accreditation
question
Must go through its own CMS review to obtain deemed status
answer
Accreditation Organization (AO)
question
Accredits wide variety of healthcare organizations. Continuously updates survey processes. Surveys clinical and operational components. Provides education to healthcare organizations related to compliance.
answer
Joint Commission
question
An official designation indicating that healthcare facility is in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
answer
deemed status
question
Joint Commission Provides accreditation for:
answer
Ambulatory healthcare Behavioral health Critical access hospital Homecare Hospital Laboratory Nursing care centers Physician offices Office-based surgery centers
question
Legislation written and approved by a state legislature and then signed into law by the state's governor Addresses the documentation requirements for specific types of health records
answer
Statute
question
Supports revenue,supports testimony. Documents and data elements that a healthcare provider may include in response to legally permissible requests for patient information: Content varies from provider organization to another: May be hybrid record model: Defining the ______________ is difficult with health information exchanges (HIEs)
answer
Legal Health Record
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Apply to all categories of health records. Every healthcare organization should have policies . Organized systematically to facilitate data retrieval and compilation. Only individuals authorized by the organization's policies should be allowed to enter documentation in the health record. Organizational policy or medical staff rules and regulations should specify who may receive and transcribe verbal physician's orders. Health record entries should be documented at the time the services they describe are rendered. Authors of entries should be clearly identified in the record. Only abbreviations and symbols approved by the organization or medical staff rules and regulations should be used in the health record. All entries in the health record should be permanent.
answer
General Documentation Guidelines
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Any corrections or information added to the record by the patient should be inserted as _________.
answer
Addendum
question
All patient medical record entries must be legible, complete, dated, times, and authenticated in written or electronic form by the person responsible for providing or evaluating the service provided consistent with hospital policies and procedures.
answer
CMS documentation requirements
question
The process of identifying the source or health record entries by attaching a hand-written signature, the author's initials, or an electronic signature. CMS requires controls to prevent any changes from being made to the health record after the entries have been authenticated
answer
Authentication
question
When a physician or other care provider cannot authenticate an entry that he or she cannot review.
answer
Auto-Authentication
question
Documentation by Setting; Health record information consists of two types regardless of setting
answer
Clinical Administrative-patient's demographics
question
It is generated when a patient is provided with room, board, and continuous general nursing care in an area of an acute-care facility. Within the inpatient care services continuum, there are three major records types: Medical/Surgical Obstetric Newborn
answer
Inpatient Health Record
question
The ____________ health record is found in a variety of settings: Inpatient care units Long-term care facilities Home health Surgical centers Ambulatory care units Health record documentation will pertain to adult patients with various acute and active disease processes or injuries.
answer
Medical/Surgical
question
Nine components: Medical history-history of present illness,personal ,family history, travel history. Physical exam-vital signs etc. Diagnosis and therapeutic procedure orders-all drs order. Clinical observations. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedure reports-lab tests etc. Procedure and surgical documentation-procedure note. Consultation reports-drs opinion,requested by the provider. Discharge summary- Patient instructions and transfer records-instructions when you go home,transfer docs.
answer
Basic Acute Care Content
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Basic Acute Care Content; Insurance payer information. Insurance policy holder information. Patient's relationship to the insurance policy holder. Insurance policy number.
answer
Patient account information
question
Some health records have unique requirements because of the specialized services provided: Obstetric Newborn
answer
Special Health Records
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Medical history including history of abuse or neglect and sexual practices Periodic routine laboratory testing Additional laboratory testing for high-risk groups such as tuberculosis skin testing and testing for sexually transmitted diseases
answer
Obstetric/Gynecology
question
Must stabilize patient in emergency Prohibits healthcare providers from refusing to treat patients or delaying treatment due to inability to pay
answer
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
question
To ensure what is documented in the health record is complete and accurately reflects the treatment provided to the patient
answer
overall goal of documentation standards
question
A hospital that participates in the medicare and medicaid program must follow:
answer
conditions of participation
question
When defining its legal health record, a healthcare provider organization must do which of the following?
answer
assess the legal environment
question
Which of the following is the health record component that addresses the patient's current complaints and symptoms and lists the patient's past medical, personal and family history?
answer
medical history
question
general documentation guidelines apply to:
answer
all categories of healthcare records
question
A patient's gender,phone number,next of kin and insurance policy holder information would be considered what kind of data?
answer
administrative data
question
Patient history questionnaires, problem lists, diagnostic tests results, and immunization records are commonly found in which type of record?
answer
ambulatory record
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What type of health records may contain family and caregiver input?
answer
Behavioral health records
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The ambulatory surgery record contains information most similar to which of the following?
answer
Hospital operatives record
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Which group focuses solely on accreditation of rehabilitation programs and services?
answer
CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
question
Which type of health record contains information about the means by which the patient arrived at the healthcare setting and documentation of care provided to stabilized patient?
answer
Emergency care
question
A patient's registration forms, personal property list, (resident assessment instrument)RAI, care plan, and discharge or transfer documentation would be found most frequently in which type of health record?
answer
Long-term care
question
Which of the following would not be found in a physical exam?
answer
General condition
question
An attending physician requests the advice of a second physician who then reviews the health record and examines the patient. The second physician records his or her evaluation in what type of report?
answer
Consultation
question
Written or spoken permission to proceed with care is classified as?
answer
Expressed consent
question
Which specialized type of progress note provides healthcare professionals impressions of patient problems with detailed treatment action steps.
answer
care plan
question
Reports that provide information on tissue removed during a procedure.
answer
Pathology report
question
A growth and development record may be found in what type of record?
answer
pediatric
question
The subjective, objective, assessment, plan (SOAP) method came from the:
answer
Problem- oriented health record
question
Which of the following electronic record technological capabilities would allow paper-based health records to be incorporated into a patient's EHR?
answer
Documentation-imaging technology
question
The problem list is part of which of the following?
answer
Problem-oriented health record
question
The paper health record has been scanned and is now available digitally. What is this known as?
answer
imaging
question
Nursing documentation within the health record will be:
answer
Both subjective and objective
question
(T/F) Health record entries should be documented at the time the services they described are rendered.
answer
true
question
Only individuals authorized by the organization's policies should be allowed to enter documentation in the health record.
answer
true
question
Auto-authentication is the preferred method for authentication.
answer
false
question
When an error is made, the erroneous information can be obliterated.
answer
false
question
Many services such as surgery, infusions, and other diagnostic procedures that once required an overnight hospital stay for the patient, no longer requires that level of care.
answer
true
question
CMS requires that healthcare providers inform their patients about general patient rights afforded to them.
answer
true
question
Healthcare provider organizations normally have patients sign an acknowledgement acknowledging that the healthcare provider organization is not responsible for the loss and damage to the patient's valuable.
answer
true
question
Payers and the government are not concerned with how a physician documents in a health record.
answer
false
question
Only physicians document in the health record.
answer
false
question
HIM professionals document in the health record.
answer
false
question
Management of health record information is a fundamental component of information governance.
answer
true
question
The emergency department record itself is sometimes incorporated within the inpatient health record and at other times, is kept separately
answer
true
question
Includes: Arrival time Means of arrival Name of person bring patient to ED Disposition of patient Condition of patient on discharge
answer
Emergency Department Record
question
contain: Registration forms Problem lists Medication lists Patient history questionnaires History and physicals Progress notes Results of consultations Diagnostic test results Miscellaneous flow sheets (for example, pediatric growth charts and immunization records and specialty-specific flow sheets) Copies of records of previous hospitalizations or treatment by other healthcare practitioners Correspondence Consents to disclose information Advance directives
answer
Ambulatory Record
question
Documentation of surgery Records call to patient 24-48 hours after discharge
answer
Ambulatory Surgery Record
question
Documentation of tests and treatments performed Includes lab, radiology, pharmacy, and more
answer
Ancillary Departments Record
question
Contains Ongoing assessments Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set Treatment plan Typical health record documentation
answer
Long Term Care
question
Documentation varies based on inpatient or outpatient setting but includes: Diagnosis of disability and functional diagnosis. Rehabilitation problems, goals, and prognosis. Typical health record documentation.
answer
Rehabilitation
question
Health Information Media
answer
Paper Hybrid Electronic
question
Source-orientated health record Universal chart order Integrated health record Problem-orientated medical record Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan (SOAP)
answer
Paper Health Record Format
question
Capture, digitize, integrate, store, and retrieve paper-based health record documentation; Organizes and assembles the paper-based health record documentation, and controls the versioning, access, and search capabilities of the documentation.
answer
Web-Based Document Imaging
question
Nurses Documentation varies by licensing and regulatory requirements, setting, and internal policy and procedures
answer
true
question
Documentation of care in physician office includes: Medical history Family history Social history Vital signs Chief complaint Progress notes Allergies Medication list History of present illness Review of systems-the dr's physical exam Assessment and diagnosis Plan of treatment
answer
Physician Office Record
question
Contains: Treatment plan; Social worker's assessment and documentation of the family or home environment and community services available; Psychiatric evaluation; Typical health record content.
answer
Behavioral Health
question
Many follow treatment plan developed by the patient's physician or a therapist or technologist ; Documents treatment and patient's response
answer
Allied Health Professionals
question
Plays vital and different roles in the overall governance of health record information. Manages many aspects of the health record and its content. Roles are more information technology (IT) focused.
answer
HIM
question
The health record post patient discharge is kept in reverse chronological order called _______.
answer
Universal chart order
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