C:-Downward communication
D:-Medical transcription
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-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

Question88:-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
Question89:-Refusing to honour a subpoena can result in
A:-Being considered as contempt of court
B:-Judicial fines being imposed
C:-Arrest
D:-Another subpoena being issued
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question90:-What is the customary method of classifying a fetal death
A:-Number of weeks of gestation or weight of the foetus
-How soon after birth the infant died
C:-Whether the foetus is preterm
D:-Whether the foetus is malformed
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-One of the major problems in comparing statistics reported by different hospitals is
A:-Regional differences among hospitals
B:-Differences in definitions of various terms used in compiling statistics
C:-Whether statistics are compiled manually or by computer
D:-Whether the hospital is proprietary or not for profit
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question92:-The hospital inpatient census is defined as the number of inpatients
A:-Occupying beds in the hospital at midnight
B:-Discharged within a 24 hr period
C:-Admitted within a 24 hr period
D:-Occupying beds in the hospital at any one time
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question93:-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
Question94:-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
Question95:-The language used in writing medical record is
A:-Vague
B:-Generalised
C:-Speculate
D:-Factual
Correct Answer:- Option-D