CAHIMS 1.4 Questions and Correct Answers
1. The Joint Commission (formerly known as JCAHO) accredits:
a. Entire healthcare organizations
b. Outpatient healthcare providers
c. Just nurses
d. Just physicians ANSWER a
2. What organization developed the National Patient Safety Goals, the Sentinel
Event Policy, and the Speak Up Initiative?
a. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
b. The Health Resources and Services Administration
c. The Joint Commission
d. The Office of the Inspector General ANSWER c
3. Which of the following is one of the main roles of the FDA?
a. Regulate drug safety
b. Prevent wrong-site surgery
c. Encourage patients to participate actively in their healthcare
d. Develop performance measures for hospitals ANSWER a
4. Negligence is one of the two main types of :
a. Felonies
b. Litigation
c. Torts
d. Violations of administrative law ANSWER c
5. Administrative Hearings would be held for :
a. Social Security Appeals
b. Civil litigation
c. Criminal Cases
d. Malpractice Claims ANSWER a
6. In order to prove medical malpractice, an injured person must prove all of the
following EXCEPT:
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a. The health provider had a duty of reasonable care.
b. The health provider did not meet the minimum standard of care or failed to
obtain informed consent.
c. The health provider's failure to meet the standard of care was the primary
cause of the injury.
d. The injury resulted in physical harm. ANSWER d
7. The Affordable Care Act is slated to :
a. Provide better access to insurance
b. Improve public health
c. Increase Medicaid and Medicare payments
d. All of the above ANSWER d
8. Lack of informed consent can lead to accusation of :
a. Battery
b. Negligence
c. Malpractice
d. All of the above ANSWER d
9. Fraud is :
a. The intentional misrepresentation or concealment of relevant facts
b. Unnecessary costs as a result of poor management, practices, or controls
c. Excessively or improperly using government resources
d. Pre-determined non-economic damage ANSWER a
10. Which of the following is not true of HIPAA?
a. New employer plan may limit coverage due to pre-existing condition
b. Improves access to long term care
c. If health insurance is lost, improves access to group health plan
d. Protects use of health savings accounts ANSWER a
11. The HIPAA Security Rule:
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1. The Joint Commission (formerly known as JCAHO) accredits:
a. Entire healthcare organizations
b. Outpatient healthcare providers
c. Just nurses
d. Just physicians ANSWER a
2. What organization developed the National Patient Safety Goals, the Sentinel
Event Policy, and the Speak Up Initiative?
a. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
b. The Health Resources and Services Administration
c. The Joint Commission
d. The Office of the Inspector General ANSWER c
3. Which of the following is one of the main roles of the FDA?
a. Regulate drug safety
b. Prevent wrong-site surgery
c. Encourage patients to participate actively in their healthcare
d. Develop performance measures for hospitals ANSWER a
4. Negligence is one of the two main types of :
a. Felonies
b. Litigation
c. Torts
d. Violations of administrative law ANSWER c
5. Administrative Hearings would be held for :
a. Social Security Appeals
b. Civil litigation
c. Criminal Cases
d. Malpractice Claims ANSWER a
6. In order to prove medical malpractice, an injured person must prove all of the
following EXCEPT:
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a. The health provider had a duty of reasonable care.
b. The health provider did not meet the minimum standard of care or failed to
obtain informed consent.
c. The health provider's failure to meet the standard of care was the primary
cause of the injury.
d. The injury resulted in physical harm. ANSWER d
7. The Affordable Care Act is slated to :
a. Provide better access to insurance
b. Improve public health
c. Increase Medicaid and Medicare payments
d. All of the above ANSWER d
8. Lack of informed consent can lead to accusation of :
a. Battery
b. Negligence
c. Malpractice
d. All of the above ANSWER d
9. Fraud is :
a. The intentional misrepresentation or concealment of relevant facts
b. Unnecessary costs as a result of poor management, practices, or controls
c. Excessively or improperly using government resources
d. Pre-determined non-economic damage ANSWER a
10. Which of the following is not true of HIPAA?
a. New employer plan may limit coverage due to pre-existing condition
b. Improves access to long term care
c. If health insurance is lost, improves access to group health plan
d. Protects use of health savings accounts ANSWER a
11. The HIPAA Security Rule:
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