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Sun City reported 12 cases of chronic heart disease in a population of 8,000 in 2017. In
2018, Sun City reported there were still 12 cases of chronic heart disease, but its
population had decreased to 6,000. This represents an increase in the:
a. reliability of reporting chronic heart disease in Sun City.
b. prevalence of chronic heart disease in Sun City.
c. occurrence of chronic heart disease in Sun City.
d. incidence of chronic heart disease in Sun City. - Answer - ✔ B
A _________uses a private tunnel through the Internet as a transport medium between
locations for secure access and transmission.
a. VPN
b. firewall
c. hub
d. TCP/IP - Answer - ✔ A
The protocol that allows a browser to connect to a server and authenticate identities for
data transfer is known as a(n) ____________ connection.
a. secure socket layer
b. application gateway
c. packet filter
d. public key - Answer - ✔ A
A major drug company wants to promote a fundraiser targeting patients with congestive
heart failure. The drug company representative has requested a list of patients treated
at your facility. As privacy and security officer, you tell them that:
a. you will need to confer with the medical director.
b. a prior authorization is required before any PHI can be released.
c. if the fundraising was conducted by a business associate without authorization, and
the funds were to benefit your facility (the covered entity), that you could disclose the
information.
d. they just need to send a written request for the list. - Answer - ✔ B
Identification of threats and vulnerabilities, security measures, and implementation
priorities are part of a health care organization's:
a. security plan.
b. identity management plan.
c. intrusion detection plan.
d. risk management plan. - Answer - ✔ D
A 19-year-old former patient has completed an authorization requesting all of his
medical records be released to the army. The release of information clerk should:
, a. send the records as requested.
b. inform the young man that specific reports must be identified in his request.
c. send a letter informing him that faxed requests are not accepted.
d. deny the request. - Answer - ✔ A
The committee that is preparing your acute care hospital for an electronic health record
is planning for an imaging system for record archiving in the immediate future. They are
looking for a solution for data interfacing or integration of the imaging system into other
computer systems. You recommend:
a. data dictionary guidelines.
b. Joint Commission standards.
c. Health Level 7 standards.
d. Regional Health Information Organization guidelines. - Answer - ✔ C
As the director of a Health Information Technology Program, you are reviewing the
workforce development forecast for electronic health record specialists as outlined by
ARRA and HITECH. In order to keep abreast of changes in this program, you will need
to regularly access the website of which governmental agency?
a. ONC
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. CMS - Answer - ✔ A
Which of the following employees would be considered exempt under the Fair Labor
Standards Act?
a. the head of the Department of Health Information Services who is involved in
decision-making and planning 90% of the time
b. the sole employee in the physician's workroom who has responsibility for maintaining
and tracking medical record deficiencies
c. the coding supervisor who has responsibility for three employees and performs
analysis and coding 80% of the time
d. the departmental secretary who is responsible for performing a variety of clerical and
administrative tasks - Answer - ✔ A
In reviewing a health record for coding purposes, the coder notes that the patient was
put on Keflex post-surgery. There is no mention of a postoperative complication in the
attending physician's discharge summary. Before querying the doctor, the coder will
seek to confirm the infection by reviewing the:
a. pathology report.
b. operative report.
c. nurses' notes.
d. lab report. - Answer - ✔ D
The Quality Payment Program consists of four categories for the measures and
activities that providers must report data for the year. Which of the following is not one
of the required categories?