When a patient has two last names, such as Deborah Linard-Bland, how would the name be filed alphabetically?
a. Bland, Deborah Linard
b. Bland, Deborah
c. Linard, Deborah Bland
d. Linard-Bland, Deborah
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Q. 2) Why would an office need to use a non-alphabetic filing system?
a. If the practice mostly sees patients on a one time basis
b. If the practice took over another practice that did not use an alphabetic system
c. If the records are kept where unauthorized users may see the files
d. If the records are kept under lock and key
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Q. 3) The administrative staff can document in which section of the medical record?
a. Physician Notes
b. Laboratory
c. Social work
d. Financial
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Q. 4) Master lists are a good way to keep track of filing alphanumeric codes, but the lists must be:
a. typewritten.
b. updated immediately.
c. updated monthly.
d. printed.
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Q. 5) When filing alphabetically, the first few letters of the persons last name are shown in:
a. color.
b. black and white.
c. all capital letters.
d. black.
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Q. 6) Which age of patient is likely to have different forms from the rest in their medical record?
a. Elderly
b. Teenage
c. Adult
d. Pediatric
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Q. 7) It is important when filing x-rays to:
a. write on the folder prior to placing x-rays in it.
b. demagnetize any writing instrument you may use.
c. make sure only one x-ray is in a folder.
d. write the date for an expected time to have the x-ray taken again.
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Q. 8) The order of the chart should be:
a. chronological, most recent on top.
b. chronological, most recent on bottom.
c. categorized by type of paperwork.
d. categorized alphabetically by type of form.
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Q. 9) What can be used to label x-rays to ensure that patient x-rays with similar names are not mixed up?
a. Social Security number
b. Patient telephone number
c. Patient date of birth
d. Address
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Q. 10) Emergency patient charts may NOT include which of the following forms?
a. History and physical
b. Provider notes
c. Telephone message log
d. Release and consent forms
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