Filing Systems Quiz

Which of the following is the correct way to file patient names alphabetically?

• By first name, then last name

• By last name, then first name

• By middle name, then last name

• By first name, then middle name

In alphabetical filing, which comes first?

• A) “Zoe, Patrick”

• B) “Aaron, Daniel”

• C) “Smith, John”

• D) “Kennedy, Maria”

When filing by last name, how would you file “Brown, Anna” and “Brown, Bob”?

• By middle name

• By first name

• By year of birth

• By date of record

If you need to file "George, Winston" and "George, William" alphabetically, which would come first?

• Winston

• William

• Both are the same

• Neither, they are filed based on a unique identifier

How are hyphenated last names filed in alphabetical order?

• By the first part of the hyphenated name

• By the second part of the hyphenated name

• Alphabetically as one name

• By the first letter of the first part of the hyphenated name

In numeric tertiary filing, what is the order of priority?

• First, middle, then last digit

• Middle, first, then last digit

• Last, first, then middle digit

• First, last, then middle digit

Which digit in tertiary filing is considered the primary sort key?

• The third digit

• The middle digit

• The last digit

• The sum of all digits

In middle-digit filing, which digit of the number is used for sorting?

• The first digit

• The second digit

• The third digit

• The last digit

In straightforward numeric filing, how are files arranged?

• By the first digit

• By the sum of digits

• From left to right, using the whole number

• By the last digit

When organizing patient files using tertiary filing, how do you begin?

• By sorting the second digit of the number

• By sorting the first digit of the number

• By sorting the last digit

• By sorting the middle digit first