A signed consent for release of information dated December 1, 2005, is received with a request for the chart from the patient's admission of 12/5/2005. Indicate the appropriate response from the options below.

A. Request another authorization that is dated closer, but prior to, the admission date.

B. Request another authorization dated after the discharge date.

C. Release the requested information.

D. Call the patient for a verbal authorization.

The primary difference between an experimental (randomized) clinical trial and other observational study designs in epidemiology is that in an experimental trial, the

A. study is prospective.

B. investigator determines who is and who is not exposed.

C. study is case controlled.

D. study and control maps are selected on the basis of exposure to the suspected causal factor.

The average number of transcribed lines per month at Bent Tree Hospital is 142,500. The daily production standard is 950 lines per day. With 20 workdays in the month, calculate the minim number of FTEs needed for this volume.

A. 13

B. 8

C. 6

D. 7.5

When coding free skin grafts, which of the following is NOT an essential item of data needed for accurate coding?

A. recipient site.

B. donor site.

C. size of defect.

D. type of repair.

Mallory, the coding supervisor, must determine the number of full-time employees (FTEs) needed to code 600 discharges per week. It takes an average of 20 minutes to code each record and each coder will work 40 hours per week. How many coders are needed?

A. 6.0

B. 5.0

C. 12.0

D. 4.5