Author Question: Ms. RHIT is given an alphabetical listing of patients who had surgery during the time period January ... (Read 112 times)

olgavictoria · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

Ms. RHIT is given an alphabetical listing of patients who had surgery during the time period January 2 through March 1. She needs to determine their patient numbers and pull the records. Her first step would be to reference the:
A) master patient index
B) number index
C) surgery schedule
D) surgery index

Question 2

Hillcrest Hospital is converting from a serial to unit numbering system. Which of the following will decrease?
A) amount of duplicate numbers assigned
B) amount of space required for the file area
C) number of file folders used
D) number of shelving units