HEALTH RECORDS ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100% A+ GRADED
1. HIPAA defines a patient's name, social security number,
employer, or medical record/account numbers that tie
information to a particular person as - ANSWER-protected
health information.
2. The law that strengthened HIPAA privacy and security
regulations was - ANSWER-Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
(HITECH).
3. Keeping health information to oneself is known as
protecting - ANSWER-confidentiality.
4. Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit
organization with the mission "To lead healthcare
transformation through the effective use of health
information technology"? - ANSWER-Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society
5. Emails or faxes that are sent and arrive at the wrong
location constitute a privacy - ANSWER-breach.
6. 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? - ANSWER-auditing
7. How is a correction made to an electronic health record?
- ANSWER-The incorrect entry is corrected and the
original entry is hidden from view but is still retrievable.
8. 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. -
ANSWER-disaster recovery plan
9. 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 - ANSWER-accounting of information
disclosures.
10. Which of the following passwords would be considered
most secure? - ANSWER-Record**58
11. Each person who has the ability to access a computer
software system, for instance, Prime Suite, is set up
within the software and assigned a/an __________________,
which is typically based on the person's name. - ANSWER-
user ID
12. CPT, which is used to code procedures in an office, is
an example of a/an _____________. - ANSWER-code set
, 13. When correcting written documentation in a paper
record, it is necessary to - ANSWER-cross out the
incorrect information with one line, enter the correct
information, and date and initial the correction.
14. Some states have a Health Information
__________________, funded through the ONC, which
allows the sharing of health information for continuity of
care purpose - ANSWER-Exchange
15. A staff member who monitors existing and new
regulations and is the "go-to" person should an incident
occur is known as the _________________ - ANSWER-
compliance officer
16. 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
_________________________. - ANSWER-breach of
confidentiality
17. A functionality of an EHR or other software that allows
the user to assign an electronic "to-do" list to themselves
or other employees is known as the - ANSWER-task list.
18. Some EHR software includes a method to remind staff
to perform certain tasks, for example, to issue a clinical
alert or to collect a co-pay. In Prime Suite, the reminder is
made in the form of a ___________ that appears as an alert.
- ANSWER-flag
19. Datasets that provide structure and are the building
blocks for parts of the health record are known as
____________ files. - ANSWER-master