Exam 13: Managing Medical Records

Putting an identifying mark or phrase on a document to ensure that it is placed in the correct file is called ____.

Medical practices use ____ files to avoid losing track of important dates.

The first step in the filing process that is done to make sure the item is ready to be filed is ________.

Which type of filing system allows several people to retrieve and return records at one time?

Another term for naming a file is ____.

A variation of shelf filing kept on rolling shelves that slide along permanent tracks in the floor is called ____.

The method of organizing the medical record that places the most recent documents in the patient's record on top of documents with earlier dates is known as which of the following?

A marker made of stiff material and used as a placeholder when someone takes a file out of the filing system is called a(n) ____.

When patient records can be eliminated, they must be completely destroyed. This is accomplished by ________.

The medical office should develop a(n) ________ schedule to specify how long patient records should be kept.

The records ________ system refers to the way patient records are created, filed, and maintained.

All filing equipment must be ________ to protect the confidentiality of medical records.

Security drills ____.

The ________ filing system is simple to use, but you must know the exact spelling of the patient's name and the rules of indexing.

Which of the following is used to hold patient records that will be returned to the files at the end of the day?

Files that feature pullout drawers that contain a metal bar equipped to handle letter-size or legal-size documents are called ____.

Prior to color-coding files, you must determine the ________ important to your medical office.

Files and records that are kept in boxes must be stored ____.

Which of the following indicates that a file has been taken out of the filing system?

The fourth step in the filing process is ________, which saves time later when you are returning files to their proper places.