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1. Who owns the medical record? C. The health care facility
A. The patient
B. The physician
C. The health care facility
D. The federal government under HIPAA
2. The tool most often used to gather a com- C. Master Patient Index
plete medical record is the:
A. Conditions of Admission
B. Notice of Privacy Practices
C. Master Patient Index
D. Information Management Plan
3. The Purpose(s) of the medical record D. All of the above
is/are:
A. To assist in further research and educa-
tion
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
4. Which of the following may be consid- D. All of the above
ered an improper disclosure of protected
health information?
A. Releasing records to a requester for le-
gal purposes without a signed patient au-
thorization
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B. Accidentally releasing the wrong pa-
tient'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
5. Which of the following is not required on C. Fees associated with the disclosure
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
6. A patient presents to the HIM Department B. Operative and Pathology Report
requesting information about a recent
biopsy. The patient says he wants to know
details about the procedure and specifics
regarding the specimen removed. The pa-
tient should be advised to request a copy
of the:
A. Entire record
B. Operative and Pathology Report
C. History and Physical
D. None of the above
7. Some attorneys send a courtesy deposi- B. No
tion letter prior to issuing a subpeona. Can
you disclose information without patient
authorization if you have the deposition
letter prior to the receiving the subpoe-
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A. Yes
B. No
8. A provider may put all the elements of a A. True
valid authorization on one form to cover
HIPAA, chemical dependency, HIV and ge-
netic testing information.
A. True
B. False
9. If a patient completes an authorization A. Yes
form, can they simply put "at the request
of the patient" as a disclosure purpose?
A. Yes
B. No
10. With a court order (signed by a judge), B. No
is an authorization signed by the patient
or personal representative generally re-
quired?
A. Yes
B. No
11. Which of the following does not have ac- B. Medical Staff Physician not treating the
cess to a patient's health information with- patient or consulting - she reviews because
out authorization? patient is a former patient
A. Nursing Unit- patient was readmitted to
facility
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B. Medical Staff Physician not treating the
patient or consulting - she reviews be-
cause patient is a former patient
C. Quality Management Employee - re-
views for performance improvement data
D. Risk Management - reviews for a threat-
ened lawsuit
12. The PRO or QIO (Peer Review Organiza- A. Yes
tion or Quality Improvement Organiza-
tion) who is contracted with CMS (Cen-
ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services) re-
quests copies of medical records. Are they
allowed to receive copies without an au-
thorization for a patient with schizophre-
nia (mental health condition?)
A. Yes
B. No
13. What is the difference between a request C. The request is in writing and asks that
and a patient's authorization? records be disclosed; the authorization is
the patient's written permission to do so
A. There is no difference
B. The request is verbal and the authoriza-
tion is in writing
C. The request is in writing and asks that
records be disclosed; the authorization is
the patient's written permission to do so
14. If there is a breach of health information, C. Both
which of the following enforcement legal
actions may be taken:
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1. Who owns the medical record? C. The health care facility
A. The patient
B. The physician
C. The health care facility
D. The federal government under HIPAA
2. The tool most often used to gather a com- C. Master Patient Index
plete medical record is the:
A. Conditions of Admission
B. Notice of Privacy Practices
C. Master Patient Index
D. Information Management Plan
3. The Purpose(s) of the medical record D. All of the above
is/are:
A. To assist in further research and educa-
tion
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
4. Which of the following may be consid- D. All of the above
ered an improper disclosure of protected
health information?
A. Releasing records to a requester for le-
gal purposes without a signed patient au-
thorization
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B. Accidentally releasing the wrong pa-
tient'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
5. Which of the following is not required on C. Fees associated with the disclosure
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
6. A patient presents to the HIM Department B. Operative and Pathology Report
requesting information about a recent
biopsy. The patient says he wants to know
details about the procedure and specifics
regarding the specimen removed. The pa-
tient should be advised to request a copy
of the:
A. Entire record
B. Operative and Pathology Report
C. History and Physical
D. None of the above
7. Some attorneys send a courtesy deposi- B. No
tion letter prior to issuing a subpeona. Can
you disclose information without patient
authorization if you have the deposition
letter prior to the receiving the subpoe-
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na?
A. Yes
B. No
8. A provider may put all the elements of a A. True
valid authorization on one form to cover
HIPAA, chemical dependency, HIV and ge-
netic testing information.
A. True
B. False
9. If a patient completes an authorization A. Yes
form, can they simply put "at the request
of the patient" as a disclosure purpose?
A. Yes
B. No
10. With a court order (signed by a judge), B. No
is an authorization signed by the patient
or personal representative generally re-
quired?
A. Yes
B. No
11. Which of the following does not have ac- B. Medical Staff Physician not treating the
cess to a patient's health information with- patient or consulting - she reviews because
out authorization? patient is a former patient
A. Nursing Unit- patient was readmitted to
facility
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B. Medical Staff Physician not treating the
patient or consulting - she reviews be-
cause patient is a former patient
C. Quality Management Employee - re-
views for performance improvement data
D. Risk Management - reviews for a threat-
ened lawsuit
12. The PRO or QIO (Peer Review Organiza- A. Yes
tion or Quality Improvement Organiza-
tion) who is contracted with CMS (Cen-
ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services) re-
quests copies of medical records. Are they
allowed to receive copies without an au-
thorization for a patient with schizophre-
nia (mental health condition?)
A. Yes
B. No
13. What is the difference between a request C. The request is in writing and asks that
and a patient's authorization? records be disclosed; the authorization is
the patient's written permission to do so
A. There is no difference
B. The request is verbal and the authoriza-
tion is in writing
C. The request is in writing and asks that
records be disclosed; the authorization is
the patient's written permission to do so
14. If there is a breach of health information, C. Both
which of the following enforcement legal
actions may be taken:
