Question 1

When correcting written documentation in a paper record, it is necessary to:

Accepted Answer

cross out the incorrect information with one line, enter the correct information, date and initial the correction

Question 2

You are the office manager of Greensburg Medical Center. You have received a letter from one of your patients, Ida Healthway, asking to know the names of all employees and care providers who have accessed her EHR within the last year, since she believes someone has been spreading information about her in the community. You will provide Ms. Healthway with this information, which is known as:

Accepted Answer

accounting of information disclosures

Question 3

How is a correction made to an electronic health record?

Accepted Answer

The incorrect entry is corrected and the original entry is hidden from view, but is still retrievable

Question 4

CPT, which is used to code procedures in an office, is an example of a/an _____________.

Accepted Answer

code set

Question 5

The law which strengthened HIPAA privacy and security regulations was:

Accepted Answer

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

Question 6

James Philips has asked that certain personnel within the office be prohibited from seeing his health information. This record will be flagged how in PrimeSUITE?

Accepted Answer

restricted access

Question 7

Some states have a Health Information __________________, funded through the ONC, which allows the sharing of health information for continuity of care purposes.

Accepted Answer

exchange

Question 8

Keeping health information to oneself is known as protecting:

Accepted Answer

confidentiality

Question 9

Nancy Jackson is the office manager of a medical practice. Each month she reviews a report that shows which staff members viewed, edited, or deleted data on a random selection of patient\'s records, and whether or not the access or the actions taken were justified. Nancy is performing which function?

Accepted Answer

auditing

Question 10

A staff member who monitors existing and new regulations and is the \"go-to\" person should an incident occur is known as the _____________________.

Accepted Answer

compliance officer

Question 11

Which of the following would be considered a covered entity?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare provider

Question 12

HITECH regulations require that ____ information releases are accounted for.

Accepted Answer

all

Question 13

Meaningful use standards require offices to select an EHR that is:

Accepted Answer

certified

Question 14

An office\'s compliance manual should be kept in a/an ____ location.

Accepted Answer

accessible

Question 15

To help guard against security breaches, emails containing protected health information should be:

Accepted Answer

encrypted

Question 16

lisa Haver is a patient of Dr. Randolph\'s. You have just opened today\'s mail and opened a letter from Ms. Haver\'s attorney because she is involved in a lawsuit regarding an auto accident. What will you do?

Accepted Answer

look for a signed authorization in the envelope which authorizes the office to release Lisa Haver\'s records to the attorney

Question 17

Which of the following is not included in the Notice of Privacy Practices?

Accepted Answer

the name of the individual to whom a record was released

Question 18

In order for the healthcare facility to know what to do in case of a situation that interrupts access to the EHR, a written ____________________ should be in place.

Accepted Answer

disaster recovery plan

Question 19

An employee at Memorial Medical Practice released the diagnosis of a patient to the patient\'s spouse without an authorization. This is known as a/an _________________________.

Accepted Answer

breach of confidentiality

Question 20

HIPAA defines a patient\'s name, social security number, employer, or medical record/account numbers that tie information to a particular person as:

Accepted Answer

protected health information

Question 21

Blocking access to a facility\'s computer systems by unauthorized users is accomplished through use of _______________

Accepted Answer

a firewall

Question 22

Of the following, which password is most secure?

Accepted Answer

Record**58

Question 23

In 2004, the ______________, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and the National Alliance for Health Information Technology organized the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.

Accepted Answer

American Health Information Management Association

Question 24

Each person who has the ability to access a computer software system, for instance PrimeSUITE, is set up within the software and assigned a/an __________________, which is typically based on their name.

Accepted Answer

user ID

Question 25

Which of the following may result in the need to deploy the disaster recovery plan?

Accepted Answer

A computer hacker has gained access to the database and corrupt files have been found

Question 26

E-mails or faxes that are sent and arrive at the wrong location constitute a privacy _____________.

Accepted Answer

breach

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