Patient Identity Management

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Assessment: MEDITECH Expanse Ambulatory - Patient … Attempt 2 of Unlimited Written Feb 3, 2024 3:20 PM - Feb 3, 2024 3:27 PM Attempt Score 12 / 12 - 100 % Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) 12 / 12 - 100 % Part 1 Question 1 1 / 1 point Robert Williams had an ambulatory appointment on 5/15/20. When making the appointment, he told the office staff that his name was Robert Williams and said his date of birth was 7/25/1948. He was registered and given a new medical record number. Robert makes another appointment on 7/2/20 but identified himself as Jimmy Williams. There were no matches, so a new medical record was created. What is this an example of? Question 2 1 / 1 point Which definition best identifies overlays? A duplicate number An overlay Algorithm error All of the above

Question 3 1 / 1 point Duplicates and overlays can lead to the following safety issues. Select all that apply. Question 4 1 / 1 point Duplicates and overlays can lead to the following cost issues. Select all that apply. Question 5 1 / 1 point What are the recommended solutions for duplicates and overlays? Select all that apply. When a patient is assigned to more than one medical record number When a patient is assigned to more than one account number When accounts representing two different patients are assigned to the same medical record number When two different patients have the same name Injury Illness Duplicate diagnostic tests Adverse/Allergic reactions Incorrect treatment Cost of chart consolidation/correction Malpractice litigation Incorrect claims Duplicate diagnostic tests

Question 6 1 / 1 point Which of the following are the benefits of duplicate prevention? Select all that apply. Part 2 Question 7 1 / 1 point When compiling the duplicate number report, the default method of patient matching for last name is Soundex Match. What does this mean? Select all that apply. Patient smart cards Algorithms Biometrics Electronic Health Record Electronic Document Management System Reduced costs to maintain records Regulatory compliance Improved patient care Patient satisfaction Fraud detection You don’t need to know the exact spelling of the name. It uses a phonetic type of search. Exact matching of the names. Last names that sound alike are considered a match.

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Question 8 1 / 1 point Polly Poplar in HIM ran the duplicate numbers report using the default search criteria. The default criteria ignores which parts of the demographic information? Select all that apply. Question 9 1 / 1 point If you merged two patient records by mistake, is it possible to un-merge these records? Part 3 Question 10 1 / 1 point Why are overlays so dangerous? Select all that apply. SSN Last name First name Date of birth Yes No A patient has their medical record information under two different numbers so the provider might be missing some key data when creating the treatment plan A provider might prescribe a medication for which a life-threatening allergy exists for one of the patients One of the patients involved might get a large bill for surgery that was never performed on him/her One medical record number contains two different patient’s information

Question 11 1 / 1 point Someone steals a patient’s insurance card and uses it to obtain medical treatment and prescriptions. What type of patient matching issue could this cause if the patient went to the same clinic as the person the card belongs to? Question 12 1 / 1 point Bob J. Smith has been an established patient at his physician’s office for several years. When he schedules his next appointment, an error is made and a different patient by the name Robert J. Smith is chosen for scheduling the appointment. What needs to be done to correct this problem after the appointment is booked? Done Patient will end up with two medical record numbers – duplicate records Nothing happens; the medical record data stays intact but the financial data becomes corrupt An alias is created under the real patient’s demographics Two different patients will have the same medical record number - overlay Merging of two medical record numbers into one Creating a new medical record number in the master patient index Linking of the two medical record numbers Moving the account(s) to the correct patient’s medical record number

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