EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
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Which code set would be utilized to create a report showing
a hospital's case mix index? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-DRG
(Diagnosis Related Group)
A set of standards that provides universal names and codes
for a laboratory and clinical results is ___________. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-LONIC
Your chief financial officer has contacted you because your
facility's case-mix index increased last year. He wish to hear
your theory on why this is so. Among the options below,
which would best explain an increase in the case-mix index? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-The quality of clinical documentation
improved
Activities of daily living (ADL) are components of -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-MDS and OASIS
,Assume you are the manager of a 10-physician group primary
care practice. The physicians are interested in contracting
with an application service provider to develop and manage
patient records electronically. Which of the following
statements is an indication that an ASP may be a good idea
for this practice? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-The practice does not
have an upfront capital or IT staff needed to purchase and
implement a system from a health information systems
vendor.
Maps from terminologies to classifications (and possibly from
classifications to terminologies) are expected to _____. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Facilitate "enter once, use many"
functionally
Which of the following basic services provided by an HIE
entity ensures that information can be retrieved as needed? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Secure data transport
Which of the following statements most accurately describes
the optimal relationship between strategic planning and
strategic IM planning in a healthcare entity? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-The two process are clearly related. It is
important for the CIO to be involved in both processes to
, ensure that IS priorities are congruent with the overall
strategic plans of the entity.
Which type of indicators measure the actual results of care
for patients and populations, including patient and family
satisfaction? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Outcome
Which of the following activities is likely to occur in the
analysis phase of the systems development life cycle? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Examine the current system and identify
opportunities for improvement
Which RVU component is best suited for measuring physician
productivity? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-wRVU
The physician fee schedule is based on what component(s)? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-All of these
Comparing the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diabetes mellitus
codes and documenting variations creates
a______________. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Data map
Medical security diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs)
represent a prospective payment system implemented by the