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The patient owns the medical record.
• True
• False - Answer- False
The maker of the medical record is its owner; in the physician's office, the physician is
the maker/owner of patient medical records.
HIPAA recommends that physicians keep the records on patients for at least:
• 1 year,
• 2 years
• 3 years.
• HIPAA does not recommend a number of years. - Answer- HIPAA does not
recommend a number of years.
HIPAA does not offer a recommendation on record retention; it prompts facilities to
follow their individual state laws.
Reverse chronologic order is where the most recent item is on the top and older items
are filed farther back.
• True
• False - Answer- True
Reverse chronologic order is where the most recent item is on the top and older items
are filed farther back.
Which of the following are common types of filing equipment found in a medical office?
• Rotary circular files
, • Lateral files
• Automated files
• All are correct - Answer- All are correct
Rotary circular files, lateral files, and automated files are all types of filing equipment
that might be found in a medical office.
By legal definition, if it is not documented, then it did not happen.
• True
• False - Answer- True
If an action is not documented in the health record, then it is considered not to have
happened.
Who ultimately decides whether a medical record can be released?
• The physician
• The office manager
• The medical assistant
• The patient - Answer- The patient
The patient ultimately decides whether his or her medical record can be released.
The "E" entry in the SOAPER charting method means:
• entry.
• evaluation.
• education.
• exclude.
• evaluation or education - Answer- evaluation or education
The "E" entry signifies either patient education or the physician's evaluation that
occurred during the encounter with the patient.