Ch 8 Indexes, Registers And Health Data Collection HIM End Of Semester Pre -Test 2024.

Ch 8 Indexes, Registers And Health Data Collection HIM End Of Semester Pre -Test 2024. list the kinds of indexes used in healthcare: - correct answer 1. Master patient index 2. Disease index 3. Procedure index 4. Physician index The master patient index (MPI) - correct answer is a listing of all patients in a facility with links to an identifying number which is called a unit or unique number, and lists patient name and other identifiers, such as a health card number, and date of birth (In Ontario). It includes all of the patients that have ever been in the facility for any reason. If a patient is not from Ontario, or does not have a health card, - correct answer the last name is entered, and date of birth, or another type of identifier. Record duplication is a problem - correct answer as you lose the patient chronological visit history, avoiding duplication of tests taken, and missing vital information. The disease (diagnosis) and procedure indexes are, - correct answer a listing of the types of diseases treated in a facility. This is obtained through data abstracted (pulled) from the patient records and coded using ICD-10-CA/CCI classification system in The Physician index is - correct answer created by using a number assigned to a physician by a facility and again is abstracted during the coding process. A Register is - correct answer a collection of information such as a hospitals admission/discharge register A Registry is - correct answer a system for the collection, storage, retrieval, and analysis of data. Information is pulled from the health record thus becoming a secondary source of information Types of registries in Canada - correct answer Disease registries Trauma registries Canadian Cancer Registry Joint replacement registries