CTR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED
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,Classification of the extent of disease is known as:
Grading
Coding
Abstracting
Staging - Answer: Staging
Examples of confidential information under HIPAA include the following except:
Patient account passwords
Patient SSNs
Patient home address
De-identified clinical information - Answer: De-identified clinical information
State collection of follow-up cancer data can be collected....
With patient consent
With permission of the patient's primary physician
With permission of the patient's family
Without patient consent - Answer: Without patient consent
HIPAA was passed in 1994. - Answer: False 1996
HITECH Act contributed to the effectiveness of HIPAA by:
Implementing enforcement by the federal government
Mandating technology processes
Strengthening penalties for HIPAA violations
Creating a dedicated department - Answer: Strengthening penalties for HIPAA violations
,The Common Rule offers protection for ....
Human research subjects
Animal research subjects
Research done for community centers
Informational harm - Answer: Human research subjects
PHI is an abbreviation for
Professional Health Investigator
Personal Health Information
Personal Health Identification
Personal Healing Interventionist - Answer: Personal Health Information
A registrar who abstracts and reports cancer data in the service of a provider is a business
associate. True or False - Answer: False. A registrar who abstracts and reports cancer data in the
service of a provider, works for a covered entity.
A physician or dentist must report all cancer cases to the central cancer registry. - Answer: True
Congress began taking a closer look at health information in an effort to...
Reduce administrative costs
Implement computerization
Codify authorization
Reduce fraud - Answer: Reduce administrative costs
Security encompasses all procedures and actions taken to protect confidential information -
Answer: True
, The HIPAA Security Rule....
Follows NCI rules regarding the disclosure of de-identified health information.
Applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who
transmits health information in electronic form.
Addresses only the technological use of health information.
Provides restrictions on the use and disclosure of de-identified health information. - Answer:
Applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who
transmits health information in electronic form.
Non-Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information
Is information that is in the public record
Can be used to distinguish an individual's identity, such as their social security number or date
of birth.
Is not available from usual sources.
Could identify an individual's illness. - Answer: Is information that is in the public record
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health were passed in 2010. - Answer: False 2009
A cancer registrar should access patient information....
Because the registrar needs to know for the performance of the job.
If an administrator requests the diagnosis of a patient.
Because the registrar is curious.
Because the registrar is a relative of the patient. - Answer: Because the registrar needs to know
for the performance of the job.
State collection of follow-up cancer data can be collected regardless of patient consent. True or
false - Answer: True
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Your Exam Plug
,Classification of the extent of disease is known as:
Grading
Coding
Abstracting
Staging - Answer: Staging
Examples of confidential information under HIPAA include the following except:
Patient account passwords
Patient SSNs
Patient home address
De-identified clinical information - Answer: De-identified clinical information
State collection of follow-up cancer data can be collected....
With patient consent
With permission of the patient's primary physician
With permission of the patient's family
Without patient consent - Answer: Without patient consent
HIPAA was passed in 1994. - Answer: False 1996
HITECH Act contributed to the effectiveness of HIPAA by:
Implementing enforcement by the federal government
Mandating technology processes
Strengthening penalties for HIPAA violations
Creating a dedicated department - Answer: Strengthening penalties for HIPAA violations
,The Common Rule offers protection for ....
Human research subjects
Animal research subjects
Research done for community centers
Informational harm - Answer: Human research subjects
PHI is an abbreviation for
Professional Health Investigator
Personal Health Information
Personal Health Identification
Personal Healing Interventionist - Answer: Personal Health Information
A registrar who abstracts and reports cancer data in the service of a provider is a business
associate. True or False - Answer: False. A registrar who abstracts and reports cancer data in the
service of a provider, works for a covered entity.
A physician or dentist must report all cancer cases to the central cancer registry. - Answer: True
Congress began taking a closer look at health information in an effort to...
Reduce administrative costs
Implement computerization
Codify authorization
Reduce fraud - Answer: Reduce administrative costs
Security encompasses all procedures and actions taken to protect confidential information -
Answer: True
, The HIPAA Security Rule....
Follows NCI rules regarding the disclosure of de-identified health information.
Applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who
transmits health information in electronic form.
Addresses only the technological use of health information.
Provides restrictions on the use and disclosure of de-identified health information. - Answer:
Applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who
transmits health information in electronic form.
Non-Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information
Is information that is in the public record
Can be used to distinguish an individual's identity, such as their social security number or date
of birth.
Is not available from usual sources.
Could identify an individual's illness. - Answer: Is information that is in the public record
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health were passed in 2010. - Answer: False 2009
A cancer registrar should access patient information....
Because the registrar needs to know for the performance of the job.
If an administrator requests the diagnosis of a patient.
Because the registrar is curious.
Because the registrar is a relative of the patient. - Answer: Because the registrar needs to know
for the performance of the job.
State collection of follow-up cancer data can be collected regardless of patient consent. True or
false - Answer: True
