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List an advantage of using color coding in a storage and retrieval system.

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(Any one)Prevents misfiles, speeds storage and retrieval, distributes workload, speeds sorting

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Master Patient Index Screen -Referring to the information above, on what date was Mr. States discharged from his second admission?

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With the terminal digit filing method, which number is located directly after 16-57-92 in the file?

Seniority designations (Sr, Jr) and titles (MD, PhD) are included in alphabetical filing.

Master Patient Index Screen -Referring to the information above, did Mr. Rocky States' visit to emergency services result in admission?

In a paper and hybrid health record environment, preparation for disaster recovery includes

One advantage to storing health records is to contract with a commercial storage company for both storage, retrieval, and filing.

According to the terminal digit filing method, which number would be first in the file?

Which is an important attribute to consider when purchasing a digital image scanner?

The Universal Physician Identifier Number (UPIN) and the Social Security Number (SSN) are minimum required data for the master patient index.

When water damage has compromised a large volume of paper health records in the file unit during a flood or other kind of water disaster, one immediate action to take is to

Computer software that understands the user's speech and creates a report is known as

Each of the following data elements is a part of the demographic level of the MPI EXCEPT

Alphabetical filing systems can be maintained without a separate master patient index.

What filing method would require backshifting and reading of the number as a whole when filing?

Corporate person index (CPI) and the enterprise master patient index (e-MPI) are synonyms.

Use of an automated record tracking system replaces the master patient index.

As a health information professional, you are assigned the responsibility of researching record retention laws for your hospital and developing a retention policy for the patient record. You discover that your state does not have a retention law, and you research other recommended retention guidelines that included the AHIMA recommendation. What was the retention period recommended by AHIMA?

A numeric identification system provides more security for the patient's health information than an alphabetical identification system does.

An alphabetically arranged database used for the location of patient records in a numeric identification system is called a ______________________________.