HAN 364 Healthcare Informatics Exam
Questions With Accurate Answers
three viewpoints on ethics - ANSWER 1. Ethics does not exist outside the law,
and exists only for the good of a properly ordered and legal society.
2.Ethics is usually strongly informed by the law, society and culture and are the
extension of these.
3.Ethics exists entirely outside of the law and is a matter of personal
conscience. Where there is conflict the ethical viewpoint must prevail.
What makes up ethics? - ANSWER Society
Laws
Culture
Ethics - ANSWER wanting to do good to people
Information Privacy and Disposition - ANSWER The right to privacy and control
over their own health data
Security - ANSWER Reasonable measures to protect health data
Access - ANSWER The right to one's ability to access their own health data to
ensure accuracy, completeness and relevance
Legitimate infringement - ANSWER the ability to access and use health data of
others is related to a legitimate, relevant and appropriate use of that data
Least intrusive altruistic - ANSWER Infringement of privacy will occur in the
least intrusive manner possible
Accountability - ANSWER A person will be aware of health data infringement in
good time and appropriate fashion.
Duties towards other healthcare professionals (HCP) - ANSWER -This involves
keeping other HCPs up to date on relevant information, maintaining proper data
storage.
-Foster an environment that is ethical
Subject centered duties - ANSWER -Focus on health data specifically EHRs and
are aimed at ensuring that health care consumers whose information is
collected is protected from abuse of information.
,-Ex: Making sure that the EHR is safe and does what it is supposed to.
Duties towards society - ANSWER -The proper collection of data and safe-
guarding so it doesn't not violate human rights.
-Participate in measures that reduce the distribution of identifiable data and
increasing the protection of one's information.
Duties towards Institutions - ANSWER Includes loyalty and ensuring the safety of
the institutions data, alerts, and informing the institution of problems in good
time and working with their scope of competence
Duties towards the profession - ANSWER Maintaining standards of
professionalism among other colleagues and not bringing the profession into
dispute and/or impartially
Self-regarding duties - ANSWER Recognizing one's own limitations maintaining
competency and avoiding conflict.
-Awareness of strength and weaknesses
-Asking for help
-Taking responsibility
-Avoiding conflict of interest
-Giving appropriate credit
-Acting honestly
3 Pillars of data Security: - ANSWER Confidentiality, Availability, and Integrity
Confidentiality - ANSWER The prevention of data loss and is the category most
easily identified with HIPAA privacy and security within healthcare environments
Availability - ANSWER refers to the system and networks accessibility and often
focuses on power loss or network connectivity outages
ie.
-due to natural disaster
-backup generators are used in this case and some people result to handwritten
patient charts etc
Integrity - ANSWER -to make sure things are authentic and are non-modifiable
by a poorly designed process
-make sure no data is manipulated and maintenance of patient data
Safeguards - ANSWER -Administrative, Physical, and Technical
-used to keep patient information safe
, Administrative Safeguard - ANSWER -Security management processes to
reduce risks and vulnerabilities
-Security is responsible for developing security policies.
Physical Safeguards - ANSWER -Badge with photo
-Workstation and device security policies
-Limit physical access to certain facilities
Technical Safeguards - ANSWER -Restriction to certain authorized personnel
-Controlling hardware and software
-Ensuring that data is not destroyed
HIPAA and Security - ANSWER Protect health information (PHI)
Portability - ANSWER -Allows people to receive coverage when they change
employers
-Standardizing electronic transmission or administrative and financial
transactions
Accountability - ANSWER -Combating abuse, fraud and insurance fraud
-Maintaining privacy and disclosing patient information
Health care clearing houses - ANSWER companies that function as
intermediaries who forward claims information from healthcare providers to
insurance payers
Who follows HIPAA rules? - ANSWER -Health plans:
-Health care providers
-Health care clearing houses
HIPAA - ANSWER purpose of this federal statute was to help consumers
maintain their insurance coverage, but it also includes a separate set of
provisions called Administrative Simplification
Threat Actors - ANSWER Insider
Hacktivist
Organized Crime
Nation States
Questions With Accurate Answers
three viewpoints on ethics - ANSWER 1. Ethics does not exist outside the law,
and exists only for the good of a properly ordered and legal society.
2.Ethics is usually strongly informed by the law, society and culture and are the
extension of these.
3.Ethics exists entirely outside of the law and is a matter of personal
conscience. Where there is conflict the ethical viewpoint must prevail.
What makes up ethics? - ANSWER Society
Laws
Culture
Ethics - ANSWER wanting to do good to people
Information Privacy and Disposition - ANSWER The right to privacy and control
over their own health data
Security - ANSWER Reasonable measures to protect health data
Access - ANSWER The right to one's ability to access their own health data to
ensure accuracy, completeness and relevance
Legitimate infringement - ANSWER the ability to access and use health data of
others is related to a legitimate, relevant and appropriate use of that data
Least intrusive altruistic - ANSWER Infringement of privacy will occur in the
least intrusive manner possible
Accountability - ANSWER A person will be aware of health data infringement in
good time and appropriate fashion.
Duties towards other healthcare professionals (HCP) - ANSWER -This involves
keeping other HCPs up to date on relevant information, maintaining proper data
storage.
-Foster an environment that is ethical
Subject centered duties - ANSWER -Focus on health data specifically EHRs and
are aimed at ensuring that health care consumers whose information is
collected is protected from abuse of information.
,-Ex: Making sure that the EHR is safe and does what it is supposed to.
Duties towards society - ANSWER -The proper collection of data and safe-
guarding so it doesn't not violate human rights.
-Participate in measures that reduce the distribution of identifiable data and
increasing the protection of one's information.
Duties towards Institutions - ANSWER Includes loyalty and ensuring the safety of
the institutions data, alerts, and informing the institution of problems in good
time and working with their scope of competence
Duties towards the profession - ANSWER Maintaining standards of
professionalism among other colleagues and not bringing the profession into
dispute and/or impartially
Self-regarding duties - ANSWER Recognizing one's own limitations maintaining
competency and avoiding conflict.
-Awareness of strength and weaknesses
-Asking for help
-Taking responsibility
-Avoiding conflict of interest
-Giving appropriate credit
-Acting honestly
3 Pillars of data Security: - ANSWER Confidentiality, Availability, and Integrity
Confidentiality - ANSWER The prevention of data loss and is the category most
easily identified with HIPAA privacy and security within healthcare environments
Availability - ANSWER refers to the system and networks accessibility and often
focuses on power loss or network connectivity outages
ie.
-due to natural disaster
-backup generators are used in this case and some people result to handwritten
patient charts etc
Integrity - ANSWER -to make sure things are authentic and are non-modifiable
by a poorly designed process
-make sure no data is manipulated and maintenance of patient data
Safeguards - ANSWER -Administrative, Physical, and Technical
-used to keep patient information safe
, Administrative Safeguard - ANSWER -Security management processes to
reduce risks and vulnerabilities
-Security is responsible for developing security policies.
Physical Safeguards - ANSWER -Badge with photo
-Workstation and device security policies
-Limit physical access to certain facilities
Technical Safeguards - ANSWER -Restriction to certain authorized personnel
-Controlling hardware and software
-Ensuring that data is not destroyed
HIPAA and Security - ANSWER Protect health information (PHI)
Portability - ANSWER -Allows people to receive coverage when they change
employers
-Standardizing electronic transmission or administrative and financial
transactions
Accountability - ANSWER -Combating abuse, fraud and insurance fraud
-Maintaining privacy and disclosing patient information
Health care clearing houses - ANSWER companies that function as
intermediaries who forward claims information from healthcare providers to
insurance payers
Who follows HIPAA rules? - ANSWER -Health plans:
-Health care providers
-Health care clearing houses
HIPAA - ANSWER purpose of this federal statute was to help consumers
maintain their insurance coverage, but it also includes a separate set of
provisions called Administrative Simplification
Threat Actors - ANSWER Insider
Hacktivist
Organized Crime
Nation States
