QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Defaming another person in writing is called _____.
a. Libel
b. Slander
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Fraud - ✔✔a
✔✔To successfully prosecute an individual for slander, the plaintiff must prove that:
a. Actual harm occurred
b. There was harmful intent
c. There was dissension between the parties involved
d. Lost wages resulted from the slander - ✔✔a
✔✔Information systems which help with treatment choices, advance care planning and
palliative care are issues that result for those dealing with _____.
a. End of life
b. Integrated
c. Managed
d. Quality - ✔✔a
✔✔Problems with verifying admissions to a facility and children's protective services are
ethical issues for those working with ______ information:
a. Drug, alcohol, sexual, and behavioral
b. Genetic
c. Managed care
d. Public health - ✔✔a
✔✔Promoting the values of autonomy for each individual is ethical behavior for the
following Code of Ethics principle:
a. Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration
b. Put service before self-interest
c. Put service before self-interest
d. Respect the dignity and worth of every person - ✔✔d
✔✔Protection of information, providing service to those who seek access to information,
and preserving and securing health information reflect professional obligations to
_____.
a. An employer
b. Oneself, peers and professional associations
c. Patients and the healthcare team
d. The public - ✔✔d
, ✔✔Which of the following represents the broadest aspect of a subject?
a. Classification
b. Nomenclature
c. Terminology
d. Code set - ✔✔a
✔✔The original goal of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) was to
describe ________.
a. Morbidity
b. Prevalence of disease
c. Mortality
d. Incidence of disease - ✔✔c
✔✔Cancer registries often use the _______ classification system.
a. SNOMED
b. ICD-O
c. CPT
d. DSM-IV-TR - ✔✔b
✔✔DSM-IV-TR is used most frequently in what type of care setting?
a. Nursing homes
b. Ambulatory surgery centers
c. Behavioral health centers
d. Home health agencies - ✔✔c
✔✔A classification/terminology that provides only very broad and general terms would
be described as more granular that a classification/ terminology that provides an
extensive number of very specific concepts.
True/False - ✔✔False
✔✔Canadian laws and regulations regarding health information have evolved closer on
the spectrum to the European Union's approach than to the United States.
True/False - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the last group to be involved in health information, unless there is court
action?
a. Physicians
b. Lawyers
c. Hospital administration
d. Patients - ✔✔b
✔✔The terms "clinical classifications," "nomenclatures", and "terminologies" may be
used interchangeably.
True/False - ✔✔False