Penn Foster: Allied Health Careers Exam (Lesson 1:
Introduction to Allied Health Careers)
A medical scribe is a person who - answer-shadows the physician and
documents visits in real time
All jobs within the allied health field require this one specific knowledge base.
What is this knowledge base? - answer-Medical terminology
Because of the increasing use of practice management systems and EHRs,
which of the following skills is crucial in today's healthcare job market? -
answer-Computer Literacy
Coding, billing, transcription, and electronic health record management fall
un Der what type of allied health? - answer-Health information management
Justice is the principle that - answer-patients in the same situation should all
have access to the same care.
One of the main goals of the HITECH act is to help physicians and hospitals
to move to - answer-Electronic health records (EHRs)
Physicans will be penalized by the CMS if they - answer-Fail to use electronic
health records (EHR) by 2014
The ability to adjust the way one communicates with people based on their
needs is called - answer-relational versatility
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided funds for -
answer-technologies and workforce training that will support electronic
health records
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(ONC) was created by Executive order and then mandated as part of which
of the following acts? - answer-HITECH
The Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - answer-is a type of
associates degree that covers a wide range of skills
What skills are required to work well with other people? - answer-
Interpersonal skills
Which act mandates that patients have a right to thirty health records, and
can file a complaint if they feel there has been a breach in their privacy? -
answer-HIPPA
Introduction to Allied Health Careers)
A medical scribe is a person who - answer-shadows the physician and
documents visits in real time
All jobs within the allied health field require this one specific knowledge base.
What is this knowledge base? - answer-Medical terminology
Because of the increasing use of practice management systems and EHRs,
which of the following skills is crucial in today's healthcare job market? -
answer-Computer Literacy
Coding, billing, transcription, and electronic health record management fall
un Der what type of allied health? - answer-Health information management
Justice is the principle that - answer-patients in the same situation should all
have access to the same care.
One of the main goals of the HITECH act is to help physicians and hospitals
to move to - answer-Electronic health records (EHRs)
Physicans will be penalized by the CMS if they - answer-Fail to use electronic
health records (EHR) by 2014
The ability to adjust the way one communicates with people based on their
needs is called - answer-relational versatility
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided funds for -
answer-technologies and workforce training that will support electronic
health records
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(ONC) was created by Executive order and then mandated as part of which
of the following acts? - answer-HITECH
The Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - answer-is a type of
associates degree that covers a wide range of skills
What skills are required to work well with other people? - answer-
Interpersonal skills
Which act mandates that patients have a right to thirty health records, and
can file a complaint if they feel there has been a breach in their privacy? -
answer-HIPPA
