HIM 110 Final Review Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Health information technology (hit) - correct answer the use of computers and
electronic communications to manage medical information and its secure exchange is known
as
Computer skill, knowledge of health care reform, health care skill (all of the above) - correct
answer for the greatest career opportunities for advancement in health technology, new
employees need
Practice management program - correct answer what type of software program is
widely used in the medical office to bill patients and health plans?
20% - correct answer the bureau of labor statistics predicts that the field of health
informatics will grow by what percent through 2018?
Physician quality reporting initiative (pqri) - correct answer what program gives
bonuses to physicians when they use treatment plans and clinical guidelines that are based on
scientific evidence?
The medicare improvements for patients and providers act of 2008 (mippa) - correct
answer what provides financial incentives for practitioners who use electronic
prescribing?
National health information network (nhin) - correct answer what key component of
the government's hit strategy enables a common platform for health information exchange by
providing a set of standards, services, and policies that enable the secure exchange of health
information over the internet?
Encounter - correct answer what is the meeting of a patient with a physician or other
medical professional for the purpose of providing health care?
,Eight - correct answer how many data points are included in an ambulatory-care
medical record?
All of the above - correct answer a medical record may have (the physician's
assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan, the patient's medical history, results of laboratory
work)
All of the above - correct answer clinical information may be used for: (legal issues,
public health and homeland security, billing and reimbursement)
Inaccurate - correct answer payment from a health plan may be denied if clinical
information is incomplete or ___________.
Medical malpractice - correct answer the provision of medical services at a less than
acceptable level of professional skill that results in injury or harm to a patient is known as
Electronic medical records (emrs) - correct answer what are computerized records of
one physician's encounters with a patient over time?
Personal health records (phrs) - correct answer what are private, secure electronic files
that are created, maintained, and owned by the patient?
Practice management programs - correct answer the process of autoposting is handled
by
Less - correct answer an electronic funds transfer takes ______ time to put revenue in a
bank than does receiving and depositing manual checks.
All of the above - correct answer what type of information about the business is entered
in a pm? (provider data, transaction data, patient data)
,Similarly - correct answer while medical practices use a number of different practice
management (pm) programs, they all usually operate __________.
Follow up patient payments and collections - correct answer the final step in the
medical documentation and billing cycle is to
Revenue cycle management (rcm) - correct answer managing the activities associated
with a patient encounter to ensure that the provider receives full payment for services is
known as
Flowing into the practice - correct answer accounts receivable are monies
Scheduling and registration - correct answer back office staff handle billing, insurance,
and collections; front office staff usually handle
Medical assistants (mas) - correct answer __________ perform both administrative and
certain clinical tasks in physician offices.
Most - correct answer certification is offered in __________ allied health specialties.
Lifelong learning - correct answer in the health care field, a commitment to
____________ is a key component of success.
All of the above - correct answer the migration from paper to electronic records has
been slow because of (high cost of ehrs, lack of digital information exchange standards,
privacy concerns)
The course of care - correct answer medical records, or charts, are created and shared
to help make accurate diagnoses of patients' conditions and to trace
Documentation - correct answer __________ means organizing a patient's health
record in chronological order, using a systematic, logical, and consistent method.
, Legal documents - correct answer patient medical records are
Patient - correct answer the term medical professional liability describes this
responsibility that __________have.
May be - correct answer the documentation of diagnoses and treatments
___________used as proof of billed services.
Cms - correct answer the main federal government agency responsible for health care
is the
Provider - correct answer the information in a patient's medical record belongs to the
Acknowledgment - correct answer the ___________________ of receipt of notice of
privacy practices states that the patient has read the privacy practices and understands how
the provider intends to protect the patient's rights to privacy under hipaa.
All of the above - correct answer phi can be used and disclosed by providers without
the patient's permission in situations involving (treatment, health care operations, payment)
Protection of health information on computer networks, the internet, and electronic storage
media - correct answer the hipaa security rule was enacted specifically to provide
guidelines for the
Passwords - correct answer ____________ are specific codes that are required for
gaining access to information on a computer or network.
Technical safeguards - correct answer __________ are the technology and related
policies and procedures used to protect electronic data and control access to it.
(administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, technical safeguards)
CORRECT ANSWERS
Health information technology (hit) - correct answer the use of computers and
electronic communications to manage medical information and its secure exchange is known
as
Computer skill, knowledge of health care reform, health care skill (all of the above) - correct
answer for the greatest career opportunities for advancement in health technology, new
employees need
Practice management program - correct answer what type of software program is
widely used in the medical office to bill patients and health plans?
20% - correct answer the bureau of labor statistics predicts that the field of health
informatics will grow by what percent through 2018?
Physician quality reporting initiative (pqri) - correct answer what program gives
bonuses to physicians when they use treatment plans and clinical guidelines that are based on
scientific evidence?
The medicare improvements for patients and providers act of 2008 (mippa) - correct
answer what provides financial incentives for practitioners who use electronic
prescribing?
National health information network (nhin) - correct answer what key component of
the government's hit strategy enables a common platform for health information exchange by
providing a set of standards, services, and policies that enable the secure exchange of health
information over the internet?
Encounter - correct answer what is the meeting of a patient with a physician or other
medical professional for the purpose of providing health care?
,Eight - correct answer how many data points are included in an ambulatory-care
medical record?
All of the above - correct answer a medical record may have (the physician's
assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan, the patient's medical history, results of laboratory
work)
All of the above - correct answer clinical information may be used for: (legal issues,
public health and homeland security, billing and reimbursement)
Inaccurate - correct answer payment from a health plan may be denied if clinical
information is incomplete or ___________.
Medical malpractice - correct answer the provision of medical services at a less than
acceptable level of professional skill that results in injury or harm to a patient is known as
Electronic medical records (emrs) - correct answer what are computerized records of
one physician's encounters with a patient over time?
Personal health records (phrs) - correct answer what are private, secure electronic files
that are created, maintained, and owned by the patient?
Practice management programs - correct answer the process of autoposting is handled
by
Less - correct answer an electronic funds transfer takes ______ time to put revenue in a
bank than does receiving and depositing manual checks.
All of the above - correct answer what type of information about the business is entered
in a pm? (provider data, transaction data, patient data)
,Similarly - correct answer while medical practices use a number of different practice
management (pm) programs, they all usually operate __________.
Follow up patient payments and collections - correct answer the final step in the
medical documentation and billing cycle is to
Revenue cycle management (rcm) - correct answer managing the activities associated
with a patient encounter to ensure that the provider receives full payment for services is
known as
Flowing into the practice - correct answer accounts receivable are monies
Scheduling and registration - correct answer back office staff handle billing, insurance,
and collections; front office staff usually handle
Medical assistants (mas) - correct answer __________ perform both administrative and
certain clinical tasks in physician offices.
Most - correct answer certification is offered in __________ allied health specialties.
Lifelong learning - correct answer in the health care field, a commitment to
____________ is a key component of success.
All of the above - correct answer the migration from paper to electronic records has
been slow because of (high cost of ehrs, lack of digital information exchange standards,
privacy concerns)
The course of care - correct answer medical records, or charts, are created and shared
to help make accurate diagnoses of patients' conditions and to trace
Documentation - correct answer __________ means organizing a patient's health
record in chronological order, using a systematic, logical, and consistent method.
, Legal documents - correct answer patient medical records are
Patient - correct answer the term medical professional liability describes this
responsibility that __________have.
May be - correct answer the documentation of diagnoses and treatments
___________used as proof of billed services.
Cms - correct answer the main federal government agency responsible for health care
is the
Provider - correct answer the information in a patient's medical record belongs to the
Acknowledgment - correct answer the ___________________ of receipt of notice of
privacy practices states that the patient has read the privacy practices and understands how
the provider intends to protect the patient's rights to privacy under hipaa.
All of the above - correct answer phi can be used and disclosed by providers without
the patient's permission in situations involving (treatment, health care operations, payment)
Protection of health information on computer networks, the internet, and electronic storage
media - correct answer the hipaa security rule was enacted specifically to provide
guidelines for the
Passwords - correct answer ____________ are specific codes that are required for
gaining access to information on a computer or network.
Technical safeguards - correct answer __________ are the technology and related
policies and procedures used to protect electronic data and control access to it.
(administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, technical safeguards)
