CRIS ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,1. Who owns the medical record?
A. The patient
B. The physician
C. The health care facility
D. The federal government under HIPAA ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER C. The health care facility
2. The tool most often used to gather a complete medical record is the ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
A. Conditions of Admission
B. Notice of Privacy Practices
C. Master Patient Index
D. Information Management Plan ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER C. Master Patient Index
3. The Purpose(s) of the medical record is/are ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
A. To assist in further research and education
B. To assist in protecting the legal rights of the patient and the healthcare facility
C. To provide analysis, study and evaluate care given to the patient
D. All of the above ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
4. Which of the following may be considered an improper disclosure of pro-tected health information?
A. Releasing records to a requester for legal purposes without a signed patient authorization
B. Accidentally releasing the wrong patient's records to a requester
C. Releasing dates of service to a requester if the treatment dates are not authorized
D. All of the above ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
5. Which of the following is not required on a HIPAA compliant authorization?
A. Name or class of the healthcare provider who is disclosing records
B. Information to be disclosed
, C. Fees associated with the disclosure
D. Expiration date of even ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER C. Fees associated with the disclosure
6. A patient presents to the HIM Department requesting information about a recent biopsy. The patient says he
wants to know details about the procedure and specifics regarding the specimen removed. The patient should be
advised to request a copy of the ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
A. Entire record
B. Operative and Pathology Report
C. History and Physical
D. None of the above ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER B. Operative and Pathology Report
7. Some attorneys send a courtesy deposition letter prior to issuing a subpe-ona. Can you disclose information
without patient authorization if you have the deposition letter prior to the receiving the subpoena?
A. Yes
B. No ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER B. No
8. A provider may put all the elements of a valid authorization on one form to cover HIPAA, chemical dependency,
HIV and genetic testing information.
A. True
B. False ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER A. True
9. If a patient completes an authorization form, can they simply put "at the request of the patient" as a
disclosure purpose?
A. Yes
B. No ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER A. Yes
10. With a court order (signed by a judge), is an authorization signed by the patient or personal
representative generally required?
A. Yes
B. No ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER B. No
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,1. Who owns the medical record?
A. The patient
B. The physician
C. The health care facility
D. The federal government under HIPAA ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER C. The health care facility
2. The tool most often used to gather a complete medical record is the ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
A. Conditions of Admission
B. Notice of Privacy Practices
C. Master Patient Index
D. Information Management Plan ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER C. Master Patient Index
3. The Purpose(s) of the medical record is/are ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
A. To assist in further research and education
B. To assist in protecting the legal rights of the patient and the healthcare facility
C. To provide analysis, study and evaluate care given to the patient
D. All of the above ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
4. Which of the following may be considered an improper disclosure of pro-tected health information?
A. Releasing records to a requester for legal purposes without a signed patient authorization
B. Accidentally releasing the wrong patient's records to a requester
C. Releasing dates of service to a requester if the treatment dates are not authorized
D. All of the above ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
5. Which of the following is not required on a HIPAA compliant authorization?
A. Name or class of the healthcare provider who is disclosing records
B. Information to be disclosed
, C. Fees associated with the disclosure
D. Expiration date of even ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER C. Fees associated with the disclosure
6. A patient presents to the HIM Department requesting information about a recent biopsy. The patient says he
wants to know details about the procedure and specifics regarding the specimen removed. The patient should be
advised to request a copy of the ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER
A. Entire record
B. Operative and Pathology Report
C. History and Physical
D. None of the above ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER B. Operative and Pathology Report
7. Some attorneys send a courtesy deposition letter prior to issuing a subpe-ona. Can you disclose information
without patient authorization if you have the deposition letter prior to the receiving the subpoena?
A. Yes
B. No ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER B. No
8. A provider may put all the elements of a valid authorization on one form to cover HIPAA, chemical dependency,
HIV and genetic testing information.
A. True
B. False ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER A. True
9. If a patient completes an authorization form, can they simply put "at the request of the patient" as a
disclosure purpose?
A. Yes
B. No ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER A. Yes
10. With a court order (signed by a judge), is an authorization signed by the patient or personal
representative generally required?
A. Yes
B. No ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER B. No
