HIT Pro Exam - ISS #2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
HITECH - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health
ARRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
HITECH provides financial incentives for _________ ___________ of HIT - CORRECT
ANSWER - meaningful use (MU)
All initiatives for financial incentives are administered by the what organization? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
All MU criteria must "map" to one or more of five goals for the healthcare system. Name all 5. -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Improving quality,safety, and efficiency
2. Engaging patients intheir care
3. Increasing coordination of care
4. Improving the health status of the population
5. Ensuring privacy and security
What are the overall requirements for MU? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Use certified EHR
technology in a meaningful manner
2. Use certified EHR technology connected in a manner that provides for health information
exchange to improve the quality of care
3. Using certified EHR technology, the provider submits information on clinical quality
measures
,For eligible professionals and hospitals to receive funding under HITECH, they must use what? -
CORRECT ANSWER - An EHR that is qualified, or certified, through the process
established by ONC.
A qualified EHR is an electronic record of health-related information on an individual that
includes patient demographic and clinical health information, such as _______ _______ and
problem lists. - CORRECT ANSWER - medical history
The Stage 1 rules of meaningful use implementation were finalized in what year? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2011
Meaningful Use Stage 1 focused on what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Capturing and
sharing of data.
The HITECH program will implement meaningful use in how many different stages? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Three
Each stage of meaningful use aims for higher functionality and improvement of care as part of an
effort originally called " ______________" . - CORRECT ANSWER - "health information
technology-enabled health reform".
The health information technology-enabled health reform program began in ____ when the
HITECH policies were developed. - CORRECT ANSWER - 2009
Stage 2 will raise the bar and focus more on ________ ____ _________ with decision support. -
CORRECT ANSWER - advanced care processes
Meaningful use Stage 3 will focus on improving________ __ ____ . - CORRECT
ANSWER - outcomes of care
Stage 2 of meaningful use rules will likely be announced in in what year? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2012
,Stage 3 is expected to _____ in 2013. - CORRECT ANSWER - begin
Payment for Eligible Providers - Medicare
Up to $______ over five years if start in ____ or ____; less if started later
Up to extra $4,400 if practice in ______ ____________ ________ Area - CORRECT
ANSWER - $44,000 2011 or 2012
Health Professional Shortage
Payment for Eligible Providers - Medicaid
Up to $______ over ___ _____years, with _________ in first year.
Can receive money for first year just for doing what? - CORRECT ANSWER - $63,750
six years one-third
Implementing or upgrading to a certified EHR.
The two sets of rules -- from ___ and ___ -- are connected in a straightforward manner. -
CORRECT ANSWER - CMS and ONC
The ONC rule focuses more on informatics by specifying standards in what four areas? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. vocabulary
2. content exchange
3. transporting of information, and
4. privacy and security.
, _______ _____________ ____ will cover certification of EHRs for Stage 1 MU, to be replaced
by _________ Rule in 2012 - CORRECT ANSWER - Temporary Certification Rule will
cover certification of EHRs for Stage 1 MU, to be replaced by Permanent Rule in 2012
_________
Certification criteria are highly aligned with what? - CORRECT ANSWER - MU criteria
CCHIT - CORRECT ANSWER - Certification Commission for Health IT
ONC designates authorized testing and certification bodies (ATCBs) to use tools and techniques
developed by what group? - CORRECT ANSWER - National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST)
These objectives must all be met. - CORRECT ANSWER - Core objectives
What are "Menu objectives" ? - CORRECT ANSWER - selected from set
Which organization is a collaborative organization for International SDOs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - JIC
Which of the following is not an International SDO? - CORRECT ANSWER - NCPD
The World Health Organization is not engaged in creating standards. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which activity is not included in a workgroup of TC215? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Internet standards
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
HITECH - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health
ARRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
HITECH provides financial incentives for _________ ___________ of HIT - CORRECT
ANSWER - meaningful use (MU)
All initiatives for financial incentives are administered by the what organization? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
All MU criteria must "map" to one or more of five goals for the healthcare system. Name all 5. -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Improving quality,safety, and efficiency
2. Engaging patients intheir care
3. Increasing coordination of care
4. Improving the health status of the population
5. Ensuring privacy and security
What are the overall requirements for MU? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Use certified EHR
technology in a meaningful manner
2. Use certified EHR technology connected in a manner that provides for health information
exchange to improve the quality of care
3. Using certified EHR technology, the provider submits information on clinical quality
measures
,For eligible professionals and hospitals to receive funding under HITECH, they must use what? -
CORRECT ANSWER - An EHR that is qualified, or certified, through the process
established by ONC.
A qualified EHR is an electronic record of health-related information on an individual that
includes patient demographic and clinical health information, such as _______ _______ and
problem lists. - CORRECT ANSWER - medical history
The Stage 1 rules of meaningful use implementation were finalized in what year? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2011
Meaningful Use Stage 1 focused on what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Capturing and
sharing of data.
The HITECH program will implement meaningful use in how many different stages? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Three
Each stage of meaningful use aims for higher functionality and improvement of care as part of an
effort originally called " ______________" . - CORRECT ANSWER - "health information
technology-enabled health reform".
The health information technology-enabled health reform program began in ____ when the
HITECH policies were developed. - CORRECT ANSWER - 2009
Stage 2 will raise the bar and focus more on ________ ____ _________ with decision support. -
CORRECT ANSWER - advanced care processes
Meaningful use Stage 3 will focus on improving________ __ ____ . - CORRECT
ANSWER - outcomes of care
Stage 2 of meaningful use rules will likely be announced in in what year? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2012
,Stage 3 is expected to _____ in 2013. - CORRECT ANSWER - begin
Payment for Eligible Providers - Medicare
Up to $______ over five years if start in ____ or ____; less if started later
Up to extra $4,400 if practice in ______ ____________ ________ Area - CORRECT
ANSWER - $44,000 2011 or 2012
Health Professional Shortage
Payment for Eligible Providers - Medicaid
Up to $______ over ___ _____years, with _________ in first year.
Can receive money for first year just for doing what? - CORRECT ANSWER - $63,750
six years one-third
Implementing or upgrading to a certified EHR.
The two sets of rules -- from ___ and ___ -- are connected in a straightforward manner. -
CORRECT ANSWER - CMS and ONC
The ONC rule focuses more on informatics by specifying standards in what four areas? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. vocabulary
2. content exchange
3. transporting of information, and
4. privacy and security.
, _______ _____________ ____ will cover certification of EHRs for Stage 1 MU, to be replaced
by _________ Rule in 2012 - CORRECT ANSWER - Temporary Certification Rule will
cover certification of EHRs for Stage 1 MU, to be replaced by Permanent Rule in 2012
_________
Certification criteria are highly aligned with what? - CORRECT ANSWER - MU criteria
CCHIT - CORRECT ANSWER - Certification Commission for Health IT
ONC designates authorized testing and certification bodies (ATCBs) to use tools and techniques
developed by what group? - CORRECT ANSWER - National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST)
These objectives must all be met. - CORRECT ANSWER - Core objectives
What are "Menu objectives" ? - CORRECT ANSWER - selected from set
Which organization is a collaborative organization for International SDOs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - JIC
Which of the following is not an International SDO? - CORRECT ANSWER - NCPD
The World Health Organization is not engaged in creating standards. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which activity is not included in a workgroup of TC215? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Internet standards
