CPO COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Triage categories (3) and time patient needs to be seen. Answer: 1.
Emergency-immediately
2. Urgent-within 12-24 hours
3. Routine-next available
◉ HIPAA stands for. Answer: Health Information Portability and
Accountability Act
◉ What is the purpose of HIPAA. Answer: -improve portability of
health ins
-improve access to long-term care services and coverage
-simplify the administration of health care
◉ Fact: April 14, 2003 HHS issued 45 CFR (code of federal regulations)
for HIPAA. Answer:
◉ HIPAA definition of "Use". Answer: sharing, application, utilization,
examination, or analysis of PHI (protected health information) WITHIN
covered entity (within the same practice)
,◉ PHI. Answer: protected health information
◉ HIPAA definition of "Disclosure". Answer: sharing or release of PHI
(protected health information) OUTSIDE the covered entity
◉ Do the patients have a right to receive a list of disclosures of PHI
made by the office within the past ____ years? What does this NOT
include?. Answer: Yes. 6 years. and this does not include PHI of:
1. treatment
2. payment
3. healthcare operations
◉ What are the HIPAA Penalties with $$ amount?. Answer: 1. Failure to
comply:
-$100 per violation
-$25,000 max for all violations of a single requirement
2. Wrongful disclosure:
-$50,000/ 1 yr imprisonment
-under false pretenses: $100,000/ 5 yrs imprisonment
-if intent to sell: $250,000/ 10 yrs imprisonment
,◉ Minimum Necessary Principle. Answer: You must obtain the
minimum amount of PHI to perform your task. You do not need to see
information that does not apply to that task at hand.
◉ Requirements for disclosing documents. Answer: 1. date of disclosure
2. name, address, identity of requestor
3. description of PHI disclosed
4. purpose of disclosure/copy of request
5. verified identity of requestor
◉ Informed consent. Answer: the HIPAA form we give before appt.
-gives patient/guardian access to info about a patient's condition.
◉ The American Optometric Code of Ethics (9 things). Answer: 1. TO
RESPECT patients
2. TO ADVISE pts where consult/referral to another health professional
is appropriate
3. TO ENSURE confidentiality
4. TO STRIVE to ensure all persons have access to care
5. TO ADVANCE their professional knowledge
6. TO MAINTAIN practices according to healthcare standards
7. TO PROMOTE ethical relationships
8. TO RECOGNIZE their obligation to protect the health of society
, 9. TO CONDUCT themselves in public
◉ EMR. Answer: electronic medical record: record of encounters at one
office
◉ EHR. Answer: electronic health record: record of encounters at
multiple offices (like faxes from CECA, etc)
◉ Interface. Answer: a program that can exchange data between two
sources, preventing the need of double data entry
◉ accounts payable. Answer: outstanding balance a business owes to
others
◉ accounts receivable. Answer: balance owed to business by a patient
◉ B2B. Answer: selling products "business-to-business"
◉ B2C. Answer: selling products directly from "business-to-customer"
◉ depreciation. Answer: degrading value of an asset over time
◉ E-commerce. Answer: buying/selling over the internet
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Triage categories (3) and time patient needs to be seen. Answer: 1.
Emergency-immediately
2. Urgent-within 12-24 hours
3. Routine-next available
◉ HIPAA stands for. Answer: Health Information Portability and
Accountability Act
◉ What is the purpose of HIPAA. Answer: -improve portability of
health ins
-improve access to long-term care services and coverage
-simplify the administration of health care
◉ Fact: April 14, 2003 HHS issued 45 CFR (code of federal regulations)
for HIPAA. Answer:
◉ HIPAA definition of "Use". Answer: sharing, application, utilization,
examination, or analysis of PHI (protected health information) WITHIN
covered entity (within the same practice)
,◉ PHI. Answer: protected health information
◉ HIPAA definition of "Disclosure". Answer: sharing or release of PHI
(protected health information) OUTSIDE the covered entity
◉ Do the patients have a right to receive a list of disclosures of PHI
made by the office within the past ____ years? What does this NOT
include?. Answer: Yes. 6 years. and this does not include PHI of:
1. treatment
2. payment
3. healthcare operations
◉ What are the HIPAA Penalties with $$ amount?. Answer: 1. Failure to
comply:
-$100 per violation
-$25,000 max for all violations of a single requirement
2. Wrongful disclosure:
-$50,000/ 1 yr imprisonment
-under false pretenses: $100,000/ 5 yrs imprisonment
-if intent to sell: $250,000/ 10 yrs imprisonment
,◉ Minimum Necessary Principle. Answer: You must obtain the
minimum amount of PHI to perform your task. You do not need to see
information that does not apply to that task at hand.
◉ Requirements for disclosing documents. Answer: 1. date of disclosure
2. name, address, identity of requestor
3. description of PHI disclosed
4. purpose of disclosure/copy of request
5. verified identity of requestor
◉ Informed consent. Answer: the HIPAA form we give before appt.
-gives patient/guardian access to info about a patient's condition.
◉ The American Optometric Code of Ethics (9 things). Answer: 1. TO
RESPECT patients
2. TO ADVISE pts where consult/referral to another health professional
is appropriate
3. TO ENSURE confidentiality
4. TO STRIVE to ensure all persons have access to care
5. TO ADVANCE their professional knowledge
6. TO MAINTAIN practices according to healthcare standards
7. TO PROMOTE ethical relationships
8. TO RECOGNIZE their obligation to protect the health of society
, 9. TO CONDUCT themselves in public
◉ EMR. Answer: electronic medical record: record of encounters at one
office
◉ EHR. Answer: electronic health record: record of encounters at
multiple offices (like faxes from CECA, etc)
◉ Interface. Answer: a program that can exchange data between two
sources, preventing the need of double data entry
◉ accounts payable. Answer: outstanding balance a business owes to
others
◉ accounts receivable. Answer: balance owed to business by a patient
◉ B2B. Answer: selling products "business-to-business"
◉ B2C. Answer: selling products directly from "business-to-customer"
◉ depreciation. Answer: degrading value of an asset over time
◉ E-commerce. Answer: buying/selling over the internet
