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Which function is not included in a risk manager's main duties?
A. Liability claims management. B. Participating in safety and security programs. C. Loss prevention and reduction. D. Medical staff evaluation. |
D. Medical staff evaluation.
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If a policy and procedure manual does not reflect current practices, this can be referred to risk management because:
A. Time is wasted in correcting the manual. B. New personnel will not be trained properly. C. The manual represents the normal course of business. D. Changes must be cleared by the risk manager. |
C. The manual represents the normal course of business.
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Dictated information that indicates potential risk to the patient or to the institution, including personnel, should be reported to:
A. The director of health information management (medical records). B. The risk manager. C. The CFO. D. The appropriate institutional personnel, as identified in the institution's program policies. |
D. The appropriate institutional personnel, as identified in the institution's program policies.
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AAMT recommends that independent MTs and MT businesses retain any healthcare records for a period of:
A. Six months. B. Only as long as is necessary for verification, distribution, and billing purposes. C. Two weeks. D. Seven years (the legal standard). |
B. Only as long as is necessary for verification, distribution, and billing purposes.
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Risk management is defined as:
A. Healthcare institution activities designed to prevent patients suing the hospital and reducing financial loss. B. Healthcare institution activities that identify, analyze, evaluate, reduce, or eliminate the risk of possible injury and loss to patients, visitors, staff, and the institution itself. C. Activities to monitor medical transcriptionists as to the quality of work submitted. D. Protecting the hospital's reputation. |
B. Healthcare institution activities that identify, analyze, evaluate, reduce, or eliminate the risk of possible injury and loss to patients, visitors, staff, and the institution itself.
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The doctor dictating an operative report on the right knee changes to the left knee in the middle of the report. The transcriptionist would:
A. Type as the doctor dictated. B. Type as the doctor dictated and make a note of it. C. Type as dictated and send to quality assurance for review. D. Flag the report and bring to the attention of the supervisor or the report's originator for resolution. |
D. Flag the report and bring to the attention of the supervisor or the report's originator for resolution.
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Professional liability insurance is also called:
A. Malpractice insurance. B. Licensing insurance. C. Errors and omission insurance. D. Loss prevention insurance. |
C. Errors and omission insurance.
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There are three basic objectives that a healthcare organization risk management program must have. Which of the below is not one of the objectives?
A. To create and maintain a safe, healthy environment and enhance the quality of care. B. To protect the physicians from malpractice. C. To minimize risk of medical or accidental injuries and losses. D. To provide cost-effective techniques to ensure against financial loss. |
B. To protect the physicians from malpractice.
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Audit trails contribute to risk management and are also known as:
A. Paper trails. B. Documentation trails. C. Cookie trails. D. Sample trails. |
B. Documentation trails.
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A comprehensive risk management program contains three components. They are:
A. Risk identification, risk control, and risk financing. B. Risk identification, continuity of care, and risk financing. C. Providing safe environments, medical staff credentialing, and risk identification. D. Infection control reports, risk control, and risk financing. |
A. Risk identification, risk control, and risk financing.
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