HIT Department Video Tour

1. How many admissions does this hospital have per year?

Over 12,000
2. Does Medical Record Department mean the same thing as Health
Information Management Department?
Yes
3. The ability to send copies of medical records to various requestors
without having to pull the chart, copy it, and mail or fax it is called:
Auto fax
4. What happens in the release of information area of the medical record
department?
Assure patients are taken care of, patients can request medical copies and when
authorizations come in from attorneys, physicians or hospitals, make sure that
authorization is in place and then send the information to them.
5. Why are health information documents shredded?
For confidentiality and HIPPA reasons.
6. How long does this department hold on to their scanned paper records
before they shred them?
3 months
7. Coding is important for:
Accuracy for patients medical records and patients insurance purposes.
8. What does a true unit record mean?
Any time a patient visits they get one chart, one file and one number.
9. What does TQI stand for?
Total quality improvement
10. Why is there a physician lounge right by the health information
management department?
In order for physicians to get a snack and complete their medical records near the
complete record area.