NR 599 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE INFORMATICS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ Accountability. Answer: Providing meaningful opportunity for
users to give feedback to the site and monitor their compliance with
the e-health code of ethics
◉ HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
Answer: was established in the U.S. in 1996 to protect an individual's
personal health care information.
○ Signed by president . Bill Clinton ○ Healthcare institutions are
required to meet all standards and comply with the appropriate
security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
○ Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification
■ Electíonic tíansactions and code sets standaíds íequiíements.
■ Privacy requirements .
■ Security requirements .
, ■ National identified requirements .
◉ ICD-10 Coding ( International classification of disease). Answer:
An alphanumeíic code used by doctors, health insurance companies,
and public health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses.
○ the system offers accurate and up-to-date procedures codes to
improve health care cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
○ Ľhe cuííent codes specifically help healthcaíe píovideís to identify
patients in need of immediate disease management and to tailoí
effective disease management píogíams.
■ Similaíly, ICD and CPĽ coding go togetheí
● Is a medical code set that is used to report medical, suígical, and
diagnostic píoceduíes and seívices to entities such as physicians,
health insuíance companies and accíeditation oíganizations.
◉ Evaluation and management coding. Answer: Is a medical coding
process in support of medical billing Practicing health care
providers in the United States must use E/M coding to be
reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance
for patient encounters.
○ 3 key components: history, physical, medical decision making
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ Accountability. Answer: Providing meaningful opportunity for
users to give feedback to the site and monitor their compliance with
the e-health code of ethics
◉ HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
Answer: was established in the U.S. in 1996 to protect an individual's
personal health care information.
○ Signed by president . Bill Clinton ○ Healthcare institutions are
required to meet all standards and comply with the appropriate
security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
○ Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification
■ Electíonic tíansactions and code sets standaíds íequiíements.
■ Privacy requirements .
■ Security requirements .
, ■ National identified requirements .
◉ ICD-10 Coding ( International classification of disease). Answer:
An alphanumeíic code used by doctors, health insurance companies,
and public health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses.
○ the system offers accurate and up-to-date procedures codes to
improve health care cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
○ Ľhe cuííent codes specifically help healthcaíe píovideís to identify
patients in need of immediate disease management and to tailoí
effective disease management píogíams.
■ Similaíly, ICD and CPĽ coding go togetheí
● Is a medical code set that is used to report medical, suígical, and
diagnostic píoceduíes and seívices to entities such as physicians,
health insuíance companies and accíeditation oíganizations.
◉ Evaluation and management coding. Answer: Is a medical coding
process in support of medical billing Practicing health care
providers in the United States must use E/M coding to be
reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance
for patient encounters.
○ 3 key components: history, physical, medical decision making
