Medical Record Technician Recruitment Exam Question Answers

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Published date: 07/12/2020

Accessibility of record means

 A:-Easy retrieval of the health care information when and where it is required

 B:-Easy method of filing

 C:-Easy for accounting

 D:-Easy for reporting

 Correct Answer:- Option- A:-Easy retrieval of the health care information when and where it is required

Length of stay is

 A:-The services received by an inpatient during one 24 hr period

 B:-The daily inpatient census

 C:-The number of days of care rendered to a patient from the hospital

 D:-The number of days of care rendered to an inpatient from admission to discharge

 Correct Answer:- Option- D:-The number of days of care rendered to an inpatient from admission to discharge

In May there were 4,280 inpatient service days ( excluding newborn babies) recorded. Then the average daily

census is

 A:-138.1

 B:-428.22

 C:-42.80

 D:-43.00

 Correct Answer:- Option- A:-138.1

Recorded information in Medical Record is

 A:-Downward communication

 B:-Upward communication

 C:-Privileged communication

 D:-Medical transcription

 Correct Answer:- Option- C:-Privileged communication

The physician - patient privilege belongs to

 A:-Patient

 B:-The physician

 C:-Both the physician and patient

 D:-Either the patient or the physician

 Correct Answer:- Option-A

When preparing a medical record in response to a subpoena duces tecum, all of the following should be done

except

 A:-Each page should be numbered

 B:-Each page should contain the patient's name and medical record number

 C:-The record should be read to see if there is a possibility of a malpractice suit

 D:-The attending physician should be notified

 Correct Answer:- Option- D:-The attending physician should be notified

What is the customary method of classifying a fetal death

 A:-Number of weeks of gestation or weight of the foetus

 B:-How soon after birth the infant died

 C:-Whether the foetus is preterm

 D:-Whether the foetus is malformed

 Correct Answer:- Option-A

The IP census does not include which one of the following

 A:-Number of patients present at the census taking time on a given day

 B:-The number of newborns delivered that day

 C:-The number of patients in the intensive care unit that day

 D:-The number of patients in the emergency room that day

 Correct Answer:- Option-D:-The number of patients in the emergency room that day

If a patient is brought to the hospital by an ambulance, data collection starts with

 A:-Emergency room service

 B:-Care in the ward

 C:-Ambulance service

 D:-Nurse's service

 Correct Answer:- Option- C:-Ambulance service

The language used in writing medical record is

 A:-Factual

 B:-Generalised

 C:-Speculate

 D:-Vague

 Correct Answer:- Option- A:-Factual

When an error is made in a health record entry, proper error correction procedures include all of the following

except

 A:-Entry should be signed with date

 B:-State the reason for the error in the margin

 C:-Draw a line through the entry that the inaccurate information is still legible

 D:-Use whiteout

 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Hippocrates was the first to separate medicine from

 A:-Astrology

 B:-Psychology

 C:-Philosophy

 D:-Etiology

 Correct Answer:- Option-C

At the time of admission the treating doctor should document

 A:-Final diagnosis

 B:-Differential diagnosis

 C:-Family history

 D:-Provisional diagnosis

 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Rational explanation for the causes of disease means

 A:-Comparative explanation

 B:-Differential explanation

 C:-Reasoned explanation

 D:-Explanation of selected cases

 Correct Answer:- Option-C

The medical records are regarded as the property of.

 A:-Patient

 B:-Attending physician

 C:-Patient's relatives

 D:-Health care institution

 Correct Answer:- Option- D:-Health care institution

Legibility of record means

 A:-Easy to retrieve

 B:-Easy to handle

 C:-Easy to transfer

 D:-Easy to read

 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Regular review of statistics are important to

 A:-Find out the mistakes

 B:-Check the efficiency of statistician

 C:-Evaluate the care

 D:-Avoid unnecessary work

 Correct Answer:- Option- D:-Avoid unnecessary work

The census is always taken in a hospital at...........of each day

 A:-The same time

 B:-Different time

 C:-Consultation time

 D:-Regular intervals

 Correct Answer:- Option-A

Completeness of Medical record means

 A:-All forms should be there

 B:-All the information about the patient and the authentication of concerned is there

 C:-Should be coded

 D:-Should be indexed

 Correct Answer:- Option-B:-All the information about the patient and the authentication of concerned is there

Entries that have been erased should be ................... For legal value of record.

 A:-Over write

 B:-Initialed or signed by the concerned personnel

 C:-Not a reason

 D:-Pasted

 Correct Answer:-  B:-Initialed or signed by the concerned personnel

Model question paper for medical record technician 

MEDICAL RECORD TECHNICIAN MODEL QUESTIONS