INFORMATION SCIENCE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CHIMA has ____ Domains of Practice that reflect the education, expertise and skill
sets of the HIM professional. - ANSWER-3
Under the Canada Health Act, insured services refer to: - ANSWER-all medically
necessary services
Which of the following is the goal of the quantitative analysis performed by the HIM
professional? - ANSWER-identifying deficiencies so that they can be completed
early
If we consider the admitting note to be the first progress note, what is the minimum
number of progress notes that must be recorded for a patient who is an inpatient and
discharged home after a 5 day stay? - ANSWER-3
The clerk in release of information receives a request to release copies of a
discharge summary to an insurance company. After reviewing the policy and
procedure document, he decides that it is a valid request and sends out the
information. This is a sample of what type of decision making? - ANSWER-
programmed
The Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) defines Health
Information Management as: - ANSWER-the discipline that focuses on health care
data and the management of health care information, regardless of the medium and
format
The following charts are to be filed: 124588, 334850, 854989, 1022350. The hospital
uses a 2 digit terminal digit filing system. Which of the records is the first to be filed?
- ANSWER-1022350
The Canada Health Act outlines 5 criteria that each Canadian citizen is entitled to
regarding healthcare. These are: - ANSWER-. comprehensiveness, accessibility,
public administration, portability, universality
The CHIMA Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management (LOHIM)
document details the core competencies for HIM in Canada. How many core
competencies do they list? - ANSWER-8
A unit clerk calls from one of the patient units and asks if she can send a copy of the
patient's medication list with him to the Chronic Care Facility he is being transferred
to. The record clerk has been working in release of information for several years and
has answered this question many times. She automatically decides that the floor can